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...

Top property values listed start at $500,000 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 COUNTYUndisclosed location, 7.73 acres of commercial land. Price: $4,000,000. Buyer: Lewis and Clark Ranch. Seller: Frank Tiegs.3403 S. Ledbetter...

BENTON COUNTYFinley School District, 224606 E. Game Farm Road, $573,100 for commercial remodel. Contractor: owner.CSS, 105106 E. Wiser Parkway, $746,800 for new commercial construction. Contractor: CRF Metal Works.Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, 178810 S. SR 221, $162,900 for a heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Campbell & Company. FRANKLIN COUNTYVerizon Wireless, 1970 N. Railroad Ave.,...

At press time Kennewick, Pasco and Richland business licenses weren't available.WEST RICHLANDSaddle Mountain Homes, 3312 S. Quincy Place, Kennewick.A Clip Away Lawn Maintenance, 1311 11th St., Benton City.Valiant General Contracting, 700 N. Road 32, Pasco.A&A Construction, 1615 W. 25th Place, Kennewick.J and C Flooring, 5702 Roosevelt Court, Pasco.Pacific Northwest Construction...

The state can file lawsuits against people or businesses that do not pay taxes, resulting in 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.Advantage Evolution, unpaid Department of Revenue...

Information provided by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYNEW APPLICATIONSThe Bradley, 404 Bradley Blvd., Suite 106, Richland. License type: direct shipment receiver in/out of Washington; direct shipment receiver in Washington only; spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge. Application type: new.Riverside Restaurant & Lounge, 50 Comstock St., Richland. License type: direct shipment...

Marijuana licenses for Benton and Franklin counties are public record and are obtained from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYNEW APPLICATIONSGreen Bluff Orchards II, 102003 E. Badger Road, Suite A, Kennewick. License type: marijuana producer tier 2; marijuana processor. Application type: assumption. APPROVED Mother Nature, 15505 N. Webber Canyon Road,...

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...