I-3 Global president faces nearly $2M in lawsuitsMultiple agencies, companies and former employees are trying to figure out “where all the money went,” and whether they’ll ever get paid by a Kennewick businessman who has filed for bankruptcy after three lawsuits were filed against him and his company i-3 Global....
High-end cocktail bar, coffee shop likely tenants in building near fountainBig plans are in the works for a building described as aneyesore in the heart of Richland’s The Parkway. A group of six local investors with Prospere Ventures boughtthe property and hope to begin demolition soon to build a new...
Most hours of the day, a lathe machine is hard at work in aPasco warehouse, creating pipe fittings for a Pennsylvania company thatrecently opened its first West Coast shop. Latrobe Foundry Machine & Supply Co., based nearPittsburgh, picked the Tri-Cities to be closer to its customers.The company founder’s great-grandson moved...
Infinity, Promade, RP Development owners building 31,000-square-foot building near Cottonwood schoolTheowners of Infinity Homes of Washington, Promade Homes and RP Development arebuilding a 31,000-square-foot building at 105609 E. Wiser Parkway.The new warehouse andshowroom are under construction just south of Interstate 82 in unincorporatedBenton County, near CSS Mini Storage, just a...
A new Taco Time planned for south Richland means the closure of the city’s current Taco Time franchise in Richland’s downtown core.The newest restaurant will open at 2222 Keene Road, near the busy intersection of Keene Road and Queensgate Boulevard, next door to an Chevron gas station.Taco Time on Swift...
MacDonald-Miller to open its Eastern Washington headquarters in fall after moving Moses Lake officeASeattle-based mechanical contractor is looking to expand its Tri-City customerbase by opening a shop where customers can fulfill commercial needs forheating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as other mechanical services.MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions has plans to open...
Former Circle K site at Leslie, Gage being cleaned to prep for saleTheowner of Roasters Coffee wants to build a drive-thru coffee stand at the busycorner of Leslie Road and West Gage Boulevard by spring 2020, as part of hislong-range goal to open 25 shops by 2023.Formerlythe site of a...
A new membership-based health care clinic is available in Richland, the brainchild of a board-certified internist who wanted to offer more patient-focused care. Dr. Jessica Schneider, a Hanford High School graduate, decided to jump off the “hamster wheel” she said was inherent in traditional medical practices to open Empowered Health.
Persistent issues withinternational trade have been threatening Washington’s most successful crops. Ongoingtrade issues with Asian markets and North American neighbors are “makingfarmers nervous,” said Michelle Hennings, executive director of the WashingtonAssociation of Wheat Growers. “Wehave to have trading partners,” she said.With$6.7 billion in food and agricultural products sent overseas, the...
The 2019 Washington cherry cropis expected to reach nearly 25 million boxes. Theseinitial estimates come from about 2,100 cherry growers who are part of theNorthwest Cherry Growers/Washington State Fruit Commission, a five-state groupcovering orchards in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah. Beforecherries are picked, “there are still plenty of opportunities...
