Real Estate & Construction
Construction on south side of mountain points to more growth
Signs of new construction on the south side of Badger Mountain—including a new service station and convenience store that will include a fast-food chicken restaurant—signal more growth coming to the planned development that’s been years in the making. Badger Mountain South’s owner and developer Nor Am Investments has an end-goal of building 5,000 household units,…
Construction on $26M box-making plant underway in Richland
Packaging Corporation of America plans to hire 100 people, open in mid-November Construction is underway on a $26 million cardboard box manufacturing plant that eventually will employ 100 people in the Horn Rapids Industrial Park in Richland. Packaging Corporation of America, an Illinois-based company, expects to open the plant in mid-November. The city of Richland…
Cocktail bar coming to Richland Parkway
A high-end craft bar will open in a new Richland Parkway building next year after crews made short of work of demolishing the space that’s languished unoccupied for years. The site at 702 The Parkway—which shares a courtyard with Frost Me Sweet, near the fountain—is almost ready for construction planned at the site, which will…
Tri-Cities’ hot market attracts outside buyers
By Andrew Kirk A woman from Hawaii recently bought a home in Tri-Cities with cash and outbid other buyers by $10,000. Real estate shoppers from Seattle, Portland, California and beyond are a growing trend in Tri-Cities, said Dave Shinabarger, president of the Tri-City Association of Realtors. Lance Kenmore of the Kenmore Team in Kennewick said…
Grocery store headed to Richland’s Queensgate area
California-based chain has stores in Pasco, Kennewick A third Grocery Outlet store is coming to the Tri-Cities, putting a “bargain market” in each of the three cities. The latest will be in the Queensgate area of Richland, next door to Party City near Target. Richland is reviewing a permit for the proposed project at 2901…
8 questions about sale of Richland’s old City Hall
Now that the city of Richland has moved into its new City Hall, what’s going on with the property across the street where the old city complex is? The city is clearing out and demolishing its former City Hall at 505 Swift Blvd. and 975 George Washington Way. The site is expected to be fully…
Pasco ethanol facility expands capacity
Tanks will allow Tidewater Terminal Co. to deliver ethanol-petroleum throughout region A $12.5 million ethanol facility is coming online in August at the Tidewater Terminal Co. in Pasco. “Right now we’re going through our testing phase to make sure all our set points are where they need to be,” said Mark Davis, general manager of…
Housing becoming an issue for state’s long-term economic health
By Kris Johnson We hear about skyrocketing home prices in places like Seattle, San Francisco and New York and shake our heads. Modest three-bedroom ramblers going for $1 million or more. Hopeful homebuyers engaging in bidding wars, sometimes buying houses sight-unseen, or skipping inspections to ensure someone else doesn’t close the deal first. But the…
Three Rivers Elementary ready to serve 800 students
Three Rivers Elementary School is the Pasco School District’s 16th elementary school. The two-story school features 72,842 square feet of space at 3901 Road 84 Pasco, north of Chiawana High School. It also is home to a new inclusive playground that will ensure all students can engage in playground activities. It will be the first…
Richland School District completes Elementary No. 11
The Richland School District’s newest elementary school doesn’t have a name yet, though it opens for students on Aug. 28. The school off Belmont Boulevard at 2100 Sunshine Ave. in West Richland will temporarily house students and staff from Tapteal Elementary School this school year, and potentially Badger Mountain Elementary the following school year, before…
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