A new 75-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel recently open for business in Prosser.The hotel, valued at $7 million, features an indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, 24-hour guest laundry center and an outdoor grill and covered patio.In addition, the hotel provides a 24-hour business center with copy and...
CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company recently awarded a $11.3 million subcontract to Kennewick’s Apollo Mechanical Contractors Inc. to prepare Hanford’s 324 Building for installation of remote-operated equipment to clean up highly radioactive soil under the building.The building is about a mile north of Richland and about 300 yards west of...
New housing zoning amendments recently took effect in Hermiston to allow for smaller lot sizes, greater lot coverage and easier development standards in constrained lots.The city’s Planning Commission held several well attended public workshops with the real estate and development community to discuss issues affecting residential development in the city,...
New program receives financial support from OSPI, PNNLWashington State University Tri-Cities plans to develop a program to train teachers in computer science.The program received a $49,000 grant from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and a matching contribution from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. Jonah FirestoneCurrently,...
Women Helping Women raises more than $132,000The 17th annual Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities collected $132,080 with 949 people attending the Oct. 12 event in Pasco.The money is used to fund grants aimed at addressing the unmet needs of women and children throughout the Columbia Basin.This year’s grant recipients are:...
Reading Foundation names new CEOKristin Norell has joined the Children’s Reading Foundation as the next CEO to replace outgoing Rick Donahoe, who is retiring Dec. 15.Donahoe has been CEO since 2015 and joined the foundation in 2013 as grant project director. He also managed two Department of Education grants totaling $6.2...
Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is charged.Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure. Chapter 13 — Plan...
BENTON CITYMaurice Devers, 712 Ninth St., $6,800 for commercial remodel. Contractor: RLC Construction.BENTON COUNTYGordon Walsh, 107407 E. Badger Road, $418,700 for new commercial construction. Contractor: owner.Stephen Berman, 237004 E. Legacy PRSE, $2,000,000 for new commercial construction. Contractor: owner.Kiona Estates, 44612 NE Sunset Road, $95,200 for solar miscellaneous. Contractor: Dynamic Solar...
The state can file lawsuits against people or businesses that do not pay taxes and then get a judgment against property that person or business owns. Judgments are filed in Benton and Franklin Superior Court. The following is from the Franklin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office.Lonestar Innovations, unpaid Department of...
