If Tri-City visionaries get their way, we soon could be home to think tanks focused on ways to support the agriculture and energy sectors.That’s welcome news in a region where the two industries help to bolster our economy.Plans to establish an Agricultural Innovation Center were announced at Tri-City Development Council’s...
The Port of Benton has hired Columbia Rail to manage the 16-mile railroad that serves businesses at Horn Rapids, a critical first step to repairing decades of deterioration that reduced train speeds to 5 mph.Walla Walla-based Columbia operates short line railroads throughout the Mid-Columbia. It will operate and maintain the...
Richard “Dick” Vandervert remember him for being a sharp dealmaker and community leader who treated everyone with the same level of respect. Vandervert, 78, died unexpectedly of heart failure Jan. 4.
Ginny Hildreth hasn’t been afraid to make a risky leap in her life when she feels the time is right.The owner of Discount Vac, Sew & Fabric is in the middle of what she calls the third big leap in her life: moving the store’s location of 61 years to...
To submit a promotion, new hire, award or donation, go to: tcjournal.biz/customer-service/submit-news.NEW HIRESLourdes Health has hired Mark Holyoak as its new chief executive officer, effective March 20. He joins Lourdes from Wilson Medical Center in Wilson, North Carolina, where he has served as CEO since 2018. Holyoak has served in...
Construction underway on new Graze restaurantWork is underway at the future Kennewick location for Walla Walla-based Graze, A Place to Eat.Owners Rebecca and John Lastoskie bought the former China Cafe at 131 N. Ely St. in late 2021.The old building, which began life as a Pizza Hut, was demolished and...
Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.The State Environmental Review Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the various...
Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is discharged.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 is...
Top property values listed start at $700,000 and have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure. Property values are public record and can be found by visiting the county assessor's office.BENTON COUNTY3721 & 3732 S. Nelson St., Kennewick, 1-72 acre home site. Price: $945,000. Buyer: Peake Contractors LLC. Seller: William...
BENTON COUNTYTri-Cities Shooting Association, 97457 N. Highway 225, Benton City, $60,000 on grading. Contractor: Conrad Russell Excavating.Barnett Holdings, 12715 S. Wiser Loop, Kennewick, $371,000 for new commercial. Contractor: Hummel Construction and Development.Wyckoff Farms Inc., 79302 W. Evans Road, Prosser, $24,000 for ag building. Contractor: Cleary Bldg. Corp.Barnett Holdings, 12715 S....
