Real Estate & Construction
Richland School District’s Early Learning Center completes renovation
The Richland School District recently completed the multiyear renovation of the 1982 wing of the old Jefferson Elementary into an Early Learning Center. The project transformed the space to serve the district’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, or ECEAP, and developmental preschool. The center offers morning and afternoon sessions during the regular school year…
Padilla Masonry moves into new office, shop
Padilla Masonry Inc. recently completed construction on a new commercial office and shop. The building at 550 E. Bruneau Ave. in Kennewick is just south of the East Columbia Drive and North Gum Street intersection near the cable bridge. The project included 6,392 square feet of office and shop space on the main level; 1,655…
New Kennewick Goodwill store opens
Kennewick’s new Goodwill store opened at 345 S. Columbia Center Blvd. on Aug. 30. This is the first Kennewick retail Goodwill store location to be built from the ground up. G2 Construction of Kennewick was the general contractor for the $3.1 million retail store and warehouse. Archibald & Co. Architects of Richland was the architect.…
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…
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