Junior Achievement is holding volunteer training sessions for those interested in working to help students reach their economic success.More than 400 local volunteers provide services focusing on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship to more than 11,000 students in the region. Information and training sessions will be from 9 to...
A popularfashion retailer plans to open later this year at Columbia Center mall inKennewick.Forever 21 will open a 12,000-square-footshop thisspring or summer next to the Victoria’s Secret, mall officials announced Jan.16.Headquarteredin Los Angeles, the women’s, men’s and kids’ clothing and accessory store isknown for offering the latest fashion trends at...
The Kennewick Shopko andProsser Shopko Hometown stores aren’t included on a list of 38 storesscheduled for closure nationwide, though four others in the state are on thelist. The Yakima and Pullmanstores will close in April and stores in Spokane and Lacey will close in March.Shopko announced Jan. 16 that it...
Morepeople traveled through the Tri-Cities Airport last year than ever before.A total of 785,164 passengers passed through the Pasco airport in 2018. That’s 38,000 more people, or a 5 percent increase, compared with the previous year.UnitedAirlines’ addition of a third daily flight to Denver helped spur the growth, asdid Delta’s...
The Tri-Cities’ red-hot housing market is beginning to show signs of cooling.After a multi-year trend of rapidly appreciating home values, the construction labor force is stretched thin, interest rates are on the rise and building material prices are up due to new tariffs.But that’s not to say new housing projects...
No longer tasked with operating a large hospital, leaders of the Kennewick Public Hospital District are focusing their sights on how best to serve the community going forward.“We will try to make the most impact we can with the money we have,” said Marvin Kinney, commissioner and board president for...
By Jennifer L. DreyIncreased costs for materials and labor, coupled with national tariffs and state regulations are presenting challenges and squeezing margins for general contractors in the Tri-Cities as demand for construction remains heavy, according to those in the industry.Nationally, the costs of all inputs to construction increased by 4.9...
Level Up to combine bar with arcade above Porter’s Real BarbecueIn a true blast from the past, original video game machines from the ’80s and ’90s will soon be available at an arcade-bar in Kennewick.“It hits over a lot of generations for playing these things. It’s a wide spectrum of...
By Michelle DuplerA federal Farm Bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in December opens the door for legal industrial hemp farming nationwide, but it remains to be seen exactly how the crop will be regulated as a legal commodity in Washington state.The Washington State Department of Agriculture...
A three-story playground will be one of the highlights at the new iPlay Experience, an indoor play center under construction in Kennewick intended for year-round use, but especially during cold winter months or sweltering summer days.Standing 19 feet high and filling a large part of a 10,000-square-foot space, the indoor...
