Benton County closes deal for old KGH buildingBenton County closed a $1.6 million deal to purchase the former Kennewick General Hospital on Nov. 1. and is seeking a behavioral health care partner to operate it.The seller, LifePoint, acquired it after the Kennewick Public Hospital District filed for bankruptcy in 2017...
Rain and dark clouds didn’t dampen the enthusiasm at Visit Tri-Cities’ annual luncheon in early November. Organizers rallied around the event’s upbeat theme, “The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades,” decorating tables with sunglasses, handing out vehicle sun shades and highlighting the reasons why residents and tourists love our...
Columbia Industries, a Kennewick nonprofit committed to supporting and empowering individuals with disabilities and other challenges, unveiled an original song and music video to highlight its services and organizational structure at its Evening of Miracles fundraising gala on Oct. 20.More than 230 guests attended the fifth annual Evening of Miracles,...
CEOAbbey Cameron3 Rivers Community FoundationNumber of employees you oversee: 1Brief background of your organization:Our mission is to create opportunities for perpetual charitable giving in Benton and Franklin co-unites to support nonprofits now, and in the future. We work with charitably minded community members to support nonprofits by pooling funds together...
Volunteers from local credit unions spent International Credit Union Day, Oct. 20, helping The Arc of Tri-Cities revamp its community center at 1455 Fowler St. in Richland.
The Arc is a nonprofit serving people with developmental disabilities and serves more than 2,000 clients and their families each year.
Teamsters affiliate to advise rideshare workersDrivers Union, a Tukwila nonprofit associated with Teamsters Local 117, has inked a $5.4 million, two-year contract with the state of Washington to support drivers who provide ride services for passengers through transportation network companies such as Lyft and Uber.The Department of Labor & Industries...
To submit a promotion, new hire, award or donation, go to: tcjournal.biz/customer-service/submit-news.NEW HIRESTrios Health has hired Dr. Elizabeth Brallier as a family medicine residency core faculty member and family medicine physician. She will support the Trios Health Family Medicine Residency Program by supervising resident physicians as they see patients, providing...
Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a long 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...
Innovative waterfront apartments listed for saleVertisee Heights, a small loft-style apartment complex near the Richland Wye, has been put on the market by the former Tri-City Fever duo who built it.Lionell Singleton and Houston Lilliard formed World Builder Inc. to develop the 24-unit complex in the 1156 block of Columbia...
September brought good news and bad for Tri-City homebuyers.The inventory of unsold homes rose to 614. That’s half more than the same month a year ago, which gave buyers more to choose from.But it was still well below the 1,200 needed for a balanced market, according to the most recent...
