Hanford workers gave up a day’s pay in 1944 to buy a B-17 Flying Fortress for the Army Air Forces. A less known fact: Hanford workers were rallied to support a civic effort again 1970. This time, they were asked to contribute to a new building for what was then...
The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce has postponed its annual meeting over fears about the COVID-19 pandemic.The meeting, originally scheduled for March 18 at the Three Rivers Convention Center, will be held at a later date."We are disappointed to share this news, however, in light of the rapidly evolving situation...
As questions and concerns poured in after officials confirmed 11 coronavirus deaths in Washington, Carlos Martinez called an emergency meeting of the 70-plus employees of Dura-Shine Clean, his commercial cleaning business.Dura-Shine cleans 5 million square feet of commercial space in the Tri-Cities, with clients ranging from banks to professional offices...
As thousands of Washingtonians register their displeasure over being required to declare a party preference in the state’s presidential primary on May 10, a state lawmaker is taking action.Washington Sen. Steve O’Ban, R-Tacoma, introduced SB 6697 on March 3 to eliminate the requirement that voters declare if they are Democrats or Republicans to participate in the presidential primary.The presidential primary is the only election where Washington...
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington will spend the coming year looking for a new location for a project to serve homeless Tri-Citians.Jonathan Mallahan, vice president for housing for the Spokane-based nonprofit, said it was disappointed when the Pasco City Council voted 4-3 not to sell city-owned land on Heritage Boulevard...
Washington State University broke ground on its newest academic building in Richland on March 12.However, there’s still time to influence the 40,000-square-foot, $30 million project: Naming rights are up for grabs for the building, individual classrooms and laboratories and for various pieces of equipment—Your Name Here Mass Spectrophotometer anyone?The “academic...
A Richland businessincubator that provides space and mentoring to startups is adding a criticalnew tool to its lineup – money.Fuse SPC, a uniquesocial-purpose corporation with offices on The Parkway, has launched the FuseFund with a goal of raising $2.5 million to invest in young, local companies.The fund is capped at...
Benton County istapping its $24 million capital projects fund to build sunlit offices for itsadministrators and free up space in its crowded Kennewick courthouse. The county planned tohold public ground-breaking ceremonies for the $13.6 million,40,000-square-foot office building on Feb. 17 at its Kennewick justice centercampus, 7122 W. Okanogan Place. The...
Tri-City buildingagencies issued a record 1,655 permits for single-family homes in 2019, an 18percent gain in just a year. Predictably, fast-growingPasco led the market with 585 permits, followed by Richland at 371, Kennewickat 342 and West Richland at 122, according to year-end figures compiled by theHome Builders Association of Tri-Cities.Between...
