Chervenell Construction of Kennewick has been selected to build a new elementary school in West Richland.The company’s winning bid of $17.51 million was the lowest of three bids submitted, according to the Richland School District.The district’s 11th elementary school will be built near the intersection of Belmont Boulevard and Sunshine Avenue across...
Simplot Feeders LLP has agreed to pay a reduced state fine and invest in a project to reduce small-particle pollution at their beef cattle feedlot operation in Walla Walla County.The Washington Department of Ecology fined the company $50,000 in 2015 for failing to manage air pollution, including dust and dried manure, at...
As part of the transformation of the historic Walla Walla Train Depot building, a 1950s-era train dining car was lifted and moved by a pair of giant Liebherr cranes operated by Kennewick’s Lampson International. The rail car was moved to its new location on the north side of the depot building on March 27.Walla Walla Steak...
The Kennewick School District will hold a teacher job fair April 12 at the Administration Center, 1000 W. Fourth Ave.The schedule is as follows: 5-6:30 p.m. for secondary positions, or grades 6-12; and 6:30-8 p.m. for elementary positions, or grades K-5.Those planning to attend the job fair should: Apply for jobs they...
Sen. Patty Murray delivered the keynote address at Tri-City Development Council's investor meeting and luncheon March 29 at the Pasco Red Lion.“I’m never going to stop fighting for things like Hanford cleanup,” Murray said, adding that the federal government has a “legal and moral obligation to clean up Hanford in...
The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce announced its Business on a Roll Award winners March 28 during its annual meeting and awards luncheon in Kennewick.Winners were Burt Tax and Accounting of Kennewick (10 or fewer employees), Teknologize of Kennewick (11 to 50 employees) and I-3 Global of Kennewick (more than 50 employees).The awards...
Claire's, a mall-based jewelry and accessories retail chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 19.Claire’s operates 7,500 stores -- including its Icing brand -- worldwide. Columbia Center mall in Kennewick has both Claire’s and Icing stores.The company, which was founded in 1961, plans to reduce its debt by...
Toys R Us has filed a motion with the federal Bankruptcy Court to close all of 735 of its U.S. retail stores.The company operates 10 stores in the state, including one in Kennewick.The company will attempt to sell its more successful Canadian operations, a deal that could potentially combine up...
A Pasco barge company has been fined $18,000 for spilling 40,000 gallons of liquid urea ammonium nitrate into the Snake and Columbia rivers.An investigation by the state Department of Ecology found that two steel tank barges owned and operated by Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. were not properly maintained, causing the...
Richland’s police chief is leaving his position to serve as chief for the city of Eugene. Chris SkinnerChris Skinner’s first day in Oregon is April 30.Eugene City Manager Jon Ruiz noted Skinner’s demonstrated leadership abilities and depth of experience as qualities that are important to the department and the community...
