Sports continues to bebig business in the Tri-Cities.Visit Tri-Cities, the Tri-City area’s visitors and convention bureau, reports that last year there were 212 sports, convention and group activities that attracted 127,931 visitors who spent $38,157,557. The same reportestimates that in 2019 and beyond there will be 227 sports, convention andgroup...
Tri-City constructioncompanies must try harder than ever to recruit skilled workers.Amos Constructionrecently stationed an employee holding a “now hiring” sign on a busy street inKennewick.“I’ve run radio ads,placed ads on Craigslist in three cities, done the signage, done logos, I’veFacebook advertised, and I still can’t find enough employees,” said companyowner...
The Dive to open in June at Shrub Steppe’s old siteBusiness has been great since Mike and Dashia Hopp openedBombing Range Brewing Co. nearly three years ago in north Richland.The microbrewery and restaurant at 2000 Logston Blvd. hasloyal customers. People who live at nearby Horn Rapids and those commuting tothe...
The community is about to find out what happens when youcombine the Tri-Cities’ most popular classic car, street rod and motorcycleshows.The West Richland Area Chamber of Commerce jumped in to take on organizing Cool Desert Nights car and street festival, along with its wildly popular West Richland Hogs & Dogs...
The long-planned SSC North America supercar productionfacility destined for the Belmont Business District in West Richland is now atthe center of a $10.3 million dispute.A new $3.2 million commercial building — tenant to bedetermined — is going up at the property instead, and the high-performance carmanufacturing plant is moving to...
Bob and Tammy Benson have long wanted to run a batting cagebusiness in the Tri-City area.“We’ve always talked about having a facility,” Tammy said.“We’d look and talk about it. But we wouldn’t do it.”Then a friend showed them information about a D-BATfranchise a few years ago. The Bensons bought a...
Ryan Wattenbarger and Hilary Bird will be ready to sharetheir craft brews and love of soccer with the Tri-Cities in May.The Tri-City couple are opening Moonshot Brewing at 8804 Victoria Ave., Suite 130, in Kennewick, near the Gage Boulevard and Steptoe Street intersection.“I think we can be open in the...
A massive freezer storage facility in north Richland isabout to get bigger.Preferred Freezer Services has begun a $35 million expansionproject that will add space and jobs.“We’ve been moving dirt for several weeks now,” said BurnieTaylor, director of major capital projects for Preferred Freezer Services. “Andwe have an expected opening of...
Carl Thompson loves what he does.As the superintendent at Columbia Point Golf Course, it’shis mission – and his staff’s job – to make sure the course is in great shapefor the region’s golfers, who played close to 46,000 rounds on the Richlandcourse last year alone.Carl ThompsonAt the same time, Thompson...
Season set to open April 27 with three weekends of racingThe snowystart to this year’s horse racing season delayed training for more than a monthat Sun Downs Race Track in Kennewick. It also postponed the start of the annual six-day meet at Sun Downs.Butdon’t despair, horse race fans, the season...
