Real Estate & Construction

Paulina Perez of Hot Tamales said she never expected the business would be able to buy a building of its own. It recently moved from Kennewick to 608 Williams Blvd. in Richland. (Photo by Jamie Council)

New location, new kitchen, same Hot Tamales

By Jamie Council | June 2023
Hot Tamales started as a side hustle for Paulina Perez and her mother, Lupe Perez. They’ve served up their tamales...
Pasco School District students and staff at the groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 17 for the district’s third comprehensive high school. (Courtesy Pasco School District)

Pasco begins building new $185M high school

By Sara Schilling | September 2023
Work has started at the site of Pasco School District’s third comprehensive high school. The nearly 300,000-square-foot school at 6091...
A $1.8 million construction project at the Benton County Justice Center will revamp the clerk’s office, the prosecuting attorney’s office and the jury assembly room. It’s expected to wrap up by January or February of next year. (Photo by Sara Schilling)

$1.8 million remodel underway at Benton County Justice Center

By Sara Schilling | September 2023
A $1.8 million construction project is underway at the Benton County Justice Center, but the work won’t disrupt court proceedings...
An intermodal ramp planned in Burbank may still happen even though its parent company, the Kansas-based Tiger Cool Express, has gone "dormant" amid a challenging market. A source said there's hope the project will move forward with a new investor. (Photos by Sara Schilling)

New investor revives intermodal ramp in Wallula

By Sara Schilling | September 2023
A long-planned intermodal ramp in Wallula is once again on track thanks to a new investor. The investor, who isn’t...
Pasco School District students and staff at the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 17 for the district’s third comprehensive high school. (Courtesy Pasco School District).

Pasco breaks ground on new high school 

By Sara Schilling | August 2023
Pasco School District is scheduled to open its third comprehensive high school in the fall of 2025.  The new 299,413-square-foot...
Photo showing the exterior of the new Heritage University regional site in downtown Kennewick.

Heritage University celebrates new Tri-Cities regional site 

By Sara Schilling | August 2023
A building with a storied past has a new tenant — one with its eyes on the future.   Heritage University...
An example of an ADU.

Will ADUs help with Tri-Cities housing squeeze?

By Sara Schilling | August 2023
It’s a scenario that’s growing increasingly common across the state: “I’m thinking of building a guest home/mother-in-law suite in my...
Energy Northwest owns or operates numerous clean energy generating facilities throughout the Northwest, including Columbia Generating Station north of Richland, which is the only commercial nuclear energy facility in the region. (Courtesy Energy Northwest)

Small nuclear reactor project coming to Tri-Cities area

By Sara Schilling | August 2023
Plans for an advanced small modular nuclear reactor project in the Tri-Cities area that will generate carbon-free electricity have taken...
The Hungry Generation church in Pasco plans a multimillion dollar and multiphase church expansion at 1120 N. Edison St. in Kennewick. (TCAJOB photo)

Pasco church plans multimillion-dollar expansion

By Sara Schilling | August 2023
The Pasco church Hungry Generation plans a multimillion dollar, three-phase expansion to increase not only its local capacity and offerings...
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Tax exemption prompts Richland plant expansion 

By Sara Schilling | July 2023
The Dallas, Texas-based company ATI Inc. has confirmed its plans to expand the plant in north Richland where it melts...
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