Articles by Wendy Culverwell
Sleepy hillside in West Richland to be auctioned for new homes
A hilly pasture near Twin Bridges Road in West Richland is being auctioned for residential development. At nearly 125 acres, the Twin Bridges property could rival the scale of The Heights at Red Mountain Ranch. The Heights is a new development just beginning to take shape on 148 acres of farmland near Rupert Road and…
At Home has a new landlord in Kennewick
At Home, Kennewick’s new home furnishings store near Columbia Center, has a new landlord. A western Washington couple paid $10.45 million for the building and property, which is leased to At Home, the Dallas, Texas-based retailer that moved in after Shopko dissolved in bankruptcy The deal is notable for the price and for the interest…
Richland Target getting a $1.8M update, nursing room, more tech
The Richland Target is getting a $1.8 million remodel that boosts technology, product displays and provides private space for nursing mothers. The local Target is one of 1,000 being updated by the end of the year, said Liz Hancock, a spokeswoman for the Minneapolis-based retail chain. The city of Richland issued permits for the project…
FDIC gives banks OK to modify loans affected by COVID-19
The nation’s top banking regulator is encouraging institutions with assets under $1 billion to use discretion in dealing with customers and communities affected by efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, issued a Financial Institution Letter on March 13 that encourages banks and financial institutions it supervises to…
98-year old remembers Day’s Pay campaign that helped build Kadlec
Hanford workers gave up a day’s pay in 1944 to buy a B-17 Flying Fortress for the Army Air Forces. A less known fact: Hanford workers were rallied to support a civic effort again 1970. This time, they were asked to contribute to a new building for what was then called Kadlec Methodist Hospital in…
Tri-City Chamber postpones annual meeting over coronavirus
The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce has postponed its annual meeting over fears about the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, originally scheduled for March 18 at the Three Rivers Convention Center, will be held at a later date. “We are disappointed to share this news, however, in light of the rapidly evolving situation we believe this…
Tri-City cleaning company stands ready to scrub out coronavirus
As questions and concerns poured in after officials confirmed 11 coronavirus deaths in Washington, Carlos Martinez called an emergency meeting of the 70-plus employees of Dura-Shine Clean, his commercial cleaning business. Dura-Shine cleans 5 million square feet of commercial space in the Tri-Cities, with clients ranging from banks to professional offices to the Tri-Cities Airport.…
Don’t want to declare a party to vote in Tuesday’s primary? A senator has your back
As thousands of Washingtonians register their displeasure over being required to declare a party preference in the state’s presidential primary on May 10, a state lawmaker is taking action. Washington Sen. Steve O’Ban, R-Tacoma, introduced SB 6697 on March 3 to eliminate the requirement that voters declare if they are Democrats or Republicans to participate in the presidential primary. The presidential primary is the only election where Washington voters are required…
Catholic Charities to seek new location for homeless project
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington will spend the coming year looking for a new location for a project to serve homeless Tri-Citians. Jonathan Mallahan, vice president for housing for the Spokane-based nonprofit, said it was disappointed when the Pasco City Council voted 4-3 not to sell city-owned land on Heritage Boulevard near East Lewis Street…
Your name here! WSU Tri-Cities dangles naming rights for new academic building
Washington State University broke ground on its newest academic building in Richland on March 12. However, there’s still time to influence the 40,000-square-foot, $30 million project: Naming rights are up for grabs for the building, individual classrooms and laboratories and for various pieces of equipment—Your Name Here Mass Spectrophotometer anyone? The “academic building,” as it…
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