Focus Magazine

Market Overview: Economy sends mixed signals, but public works projects press on
The Tri-Cities is being transformed by an array of public and private projects. From apartment buildings and subdivisions to new...

Residential Growth: Homebuilding slows as interest rates, costs increase
Brett Lott, a Tri-City homebuilder, sat in the living room of the south Richland home his company built for the...

Commercial Real Estate: Builders work to overcome market challenges
In early September, amid a gloomy inflation report that sent financial markets plummeting, Darigold Inc. broke ground on a $600...

Port of Benton: Port embraces Hanford history, tourism and infrastructure during pandemic
The Port of Benton has been busy investing in promoting economic development in Richland, Prosser, Benton City and Benton County....

Port of Kennewick: Plenty of room for new developments
Land for sale at Vista Field, Columbia Gardens and soon Clover Island could bring a variety of developments to Kennewick...

Port of Pasco: Industrial parks approach capacity
The Port of Pasco has created not one but two industrial parks in recent years. And both are running out...

Higher education: CBC, WSU Tri-Cities celebrate new buildings, plan for the future
Columbia Basin College and Washington State University Tri-Cities each completed a major addition in the past year. The construction crews...

K-12 education: Build, rebuild, remodel – repeat?
The three biggest school districts in the Tri-Cities have a lot in common. Richland, Pasco and Kennewick each passed major...