Real Estate & Construction
Sewer inquiry prompts stark reminder: No live-aboards at Clover Island
An inquiry about extending sewer lines to boathouses at the Clover Island Yacht Club has prompted a strong response from the Port of Kennewick. Boathouses are for boats, not people. Living on boats or in boathouses is not allowed by the port or the Army Corps of Engineers The port leases the marina land, including submerged lands, from the Corps and in turn…
Tenant’s death leaves port in awkward position
The Port of Kennewick is in an awkward position after the death of a tenant who held a lifetime right to occupy port–owned property in east Kennewick. Audrey Bouton died Sept. 14 in San Tan Valley, Arizona, where she had moved to be cared for by a daughter. She was 90 and held the right to occupy a 4.5-acre site…
Real Estate & Construction Briefs – November 2020
Port hires new economic development director Stephen McFadden, an economic development leader and an Adams County newspaper publisher, has joined the Port of Pasco as director of economic development and marketing. McFadden succeeds Gary Ballew, who left to join Greater Spokane Incorporated. McFadden comes to Pasco from Adams County, where he led economic development efforts…
Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center seeks new operator
The Port of Benton is seeking a new operator for Prosser’s Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center after the nonprofit that established the wine industry showplace vacated the property because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The port, which owns the taxpayer-funded wine and event center, pledged to move quickly to find a new partner to continue…
Goodwill Industries secures future Pasco store site
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia will build a store in Pasco after securing a site next to Walmart. The store will mirror the newly built Kennewick Goodwill. However, it will not take shape for several years, said Ken Gosney, executive director for the nonprofit, which serves people with disabilities. Goodwill paid $1.17 million for a…
KGH on track to become recovery center
The former Kennewick General Hospital will become a recovery center serving clients with drug addiction and mental health issues under a plan approved in late October by the Kennewick Public Hospital District Board. The district’s board of commissioners accepted a two-part feasibility study that lays the foundation to convert the hospital on Auburn Street into…
New in-patient facility to offer senior psychiatric care
The Tri-Cities isn’t often the second location for any growing chain. But it is for a Salt Lake City-based joint venture that is building psychiatric hospitals for seniors in the West. Sana Behavioral Health will open a $2.8 million, 16-bed hospital at 7319 W. Hood Place next spring. It will be the second of five…
West Richland’s square ‘doughnut-shaped’ cop shop nears the starting line
West Richland expects to break ground on a new police station in January with the city’s police department tentatively set to move into its airy new building by the end of 2021. Chief Ben Majetich updated the city council on the project’s status at its virtual meeting Oct. 20. The 20,500-square-foot police station will be constructed at 7920 W. Van…
Pacific Pasta & Grill heads for Richland as lease runs out in Kennewick
Pacific Pasta & Grill in Kennewick is moving to new quarters in Richland as its lease runs out at 7911 W. Grandridge Blvd. The pasta restaurant will reopen at 603 Goethals Drive after it closes its old location on Nov. 25. It announced the move on its Facebook page and a notice on the front…
SunMarket and Firehouse Subs
Sun Pacific Energy has debuted its latest SunMarket convenience store, gas station and Firehouse Subs restaurant at 2607 Kingsgate Way in Richland. The 3,919-square-foot building includes a Shell gas station, 2,082-square-foot convenience store and 1,837-square-foot restaurant area on a two-acre site. Sun Pacific previously introduced the Firehouse Subs brand to the Tri-Cities when it opened…
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