New claims have been filed against a Kennewick businessman in an attempt to stop him from discharging some of his debts under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing.Two separate court filings—from E2 Consulting Engineers and Integrated Global Staffing—allege “false representation,” “embezzlement,” and “fraud” against Kristopher Lapp, former president of the now...

Signs of new construction on the south side of Badger Mountain—includinga new service station and convenience store that will include a fast-foodchicken restaurant—signal more growth coming to the planned development that’sbeen years in the making.Badger Mountain South’s owner and developer Nor AmInvestments has an end-goal of building 5,000 household units,...

3 departments merged near Tri-Cities, expanded services coming to Prosser Theprocess of jumping through the required hoops to start new constructionprojects is set to run more efficiently in Benton County once a new “one-stopshop” opens in the Tri-Cities, replicating some services currently onlyavailable in Prosser. Themove will merge the county’s...

Following a successful effort to land a daily, nonstopflight to Los Angeles, the Tri-Cities Airport is setting a course for addingcapacity to existing routes. “I think that’s more realistic than trying to get somenew market when you don’t have any grant dollars,” said Buck Taft, director ofthe airport. “Add capacity...

A Benton County Superior Court judge hasissued a decision against a Kennewick company in one of its three pendinglawsuits.And the state Department of Labor andIndustries has found i-3 Global owes more than $18,000 in unpaid wages to eightformer employees. The business and its president, KristopherLapp, came under fire this spring...

Packaging Corporation of America plans to hire 100 people, open in mid-NovemberConstructionis underway on a $26 million cardboard box manufacturing plant that eventuallywill employ 100 people in the Horn Rapids Industrial Park in Richland.PackagingCorporation of America, an Illinois-based company, expects to open the plant inmid-November.The city of Richland sold 42 acres...

A high-end craft bar will open in a newRichland Parkway building next year after crews made short of work ofdemolishing the space that’s languished unoccupied for years.The site at 702 The Parkway—which shares acourtyard with Frost Me Sweet, near the fountain—is almost ready forconstruction planned at the site, which will...

California-based chain has stores in Pasco, KennewickAthird Grocery Outlet store is coming to the Tri-Cities, putting a “bargainmarket” in each of the three cities. The latest will be in the Queensgate areaof Richland, next door to Party City near Target.Richlandis reviewing a permit for the proposed project at 2901 Queensgate...

Now that the city of Richland has moved into its new City Hall, what’s going on with the property across the street where the old city complex is?