The Richland Chuck E. Cheese restaurant is re-opening in Kennewick.A soft opening for the 14,458-square-foot restaurant is scheduled for Sept. 15. A grand opening is set for Oct. 1.The new food and entertainment destination beloved by children of all ages is at 6340 W. Rio Grande Ave., about a block...

Incyte Diagnostics, an anatomic pathology laboratory, recently completed more than $1.5 million in improvements to a 7,608-square-foot office at 221 Wellsian Way in Richland.The project was designed to merge four of Incyte’s offices under one roof. The Pendleton, Walla Walla, Yakima and Kadlec histology offices are now all housed in...

The first public auto auction facility of its type in the Tri-Cities — Trucks & Auto Auctions — is now open at 3135 Rickenbacker Drive, off the Argent Road exit by Columbia Basin College and Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco.Its inaugural auction was Aug. 28.Auctions will be held on the second...

O’Brien Construction Co. completed two new warehouses this summer in the heart of the Vista Field Industrial Park at 6416 W. Hood Place in Kennewick.At 40,000 square feet and 38,500 square feet, the warehouses comprise the third phase of a warehousing project that Tom O’Brien of O’Brien Construction has been...

A former vacant lot at the intersection of Keene and Kennedy roads in West Richland is being transformed into a bustling corner for businesses.The development across the street from the new Roasters Coffee will become the new home of Budget Blinds (3310 Kennedy Road), Affordable RV Repair (3320 Kennedy Road),...

Amon Creek Elementary is a new Kennewick school with 76,664 square feet of space for 38 classrooms, a gym, cafeteria, library, specialist spaces, flexible learning space, computer lab, two reading rooms and a playground.The school may have a Richland mailing address but it is in the Kennewick School District boundaries....

Tri-City Title and Escrow was to be the tenant of a new nine-office building in the Grandridge Business Park but it’s now home to First American Title Co., which finalized the purchase of the Tri-City Title and Escrow after construction had commenced at 8109 W. Grandridge Blvd. in Kennewick.First American...

Kennewick’s first dual language elementary school, Fuerza Elementary, is ready to open its doors to students on Aug. 28. The 66,338-square-foot school features 30 classrooms, a gym, cafeteria, library, offices, specialist spaces and playground.It’s built on the former site of Desert Hills Middle School and will be home to all of...

Richland School District’s ninth and final project from the 2013 voter-approved bond will be finished in time to welcome students back to school on Aug. 28.The new 65,000-square-foot Jefferson at 1550 George Washington Way can accommodate 537 students.Voters five years ago approved a plan to replace Jefferson’s 1953 wing, but...

Pasco’s status as one of the state’s fastest growing cities in the state and a forecast for continued growth prompted a Yakima-based developer to create a 13.5-acre retail center off Road 68.The single-story Sandifur Crossing at 5710 N. Road 68 features four units, leased by Dollar Tree, Planet Fitness, Grocery...