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]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7875 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7875-real-estate-and-construction-briefs-may-2026 Briefs.jpg Judge rejects bid to dismiss claim in Moses Lake school lawsuit ty@tcjournal.biz A Grant County judge has denied a request from a Tri-Cities architecture firm to dismiss part of a lawsuit tied to a Moses Lake elementary school it designed.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7826 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/judge-rejects-bid-to-dismiss-claim-in-moses-lake-school-lawsuit Moses-Lake-Groff Here’s how much it’ll cost to swim at Pasco Aquatics Center ty@tcjournal.biz It’s going to pay to be a Pasco resident when the new year-round Pasco Aquatics Center opens in mid-June.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7814 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/pasco-aquatics-center-admission-costs Aqua1 Richland district forms task force to chart long-range school needs The Richland School District has launched a community facilities task force to develop a long-range facilities plan following a failed bond measure in 2024 to build a third high school in West Richland.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7808 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/richland-district-forms-task-force-for-school-needs Richland-district-forms-task-force Kennewick plans $33M PFAS treatment plant after repeat detections The city of Kennewick plans a $33 million water treatment facility after detecting PFAS levels above Washington state action levels in March 2024 and March 2025. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7803 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/pfas-treatment-plant PFAS-aerial Confidential buyer considers major project at Pasco industrial hub ty@tcjournal.biz Another company is showing interest in the Port of Pasco’s fast-filling Reimann Industrial Center.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7802 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/confidential-buyer-reimann Reimann Plans underway for VA clinic, subdivisions, roadwork rachel@tcjournal.biz Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7801 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/sepa-may-2026 SEPA_Roundup.png Longtime nursery faces uncertain future as lease ends rachel@tcjournal.biz For more than 40 years, a local couple have been selling a wide variety of plants, with plenty of wisdom and tips to grow them served up right along with them. Now, their Kennewick plant shop Flower Farm will be replaced by a gas station, causing uncertainty about the future of their business.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7800 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/flower-farm Flower-Farm Pasco emerges as ideal site for industrial symbiosis park ty@tcjournal.biz Pasco already has a key advantage for developing an industrial park centered on reusing manufacturers’ waste byproducts, according to consultants who studied the concept.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7799 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/industrial-symbiosis-park Symbiosis-Park Richland moves to buy long vacant $7.75M building for police station rachel@tcjournal.biz Richland’s city council has agreed to buy a long vacant seven-story building off Jadwin Avenue to replace its current police station, and is banking on money from the sale of land for a data center to help fund the project.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7798 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/jadwin-richland-police-dept 1200 Jadwin Richland Police 1 Large memory care facility planned for West Richland rachel@tcjournal.biz Plans are in the works for a large 94-bed memory care facility off West Van Giesen Street in West Richland.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7797 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/west-richland-memory-care memory-care Longtime Italian restaurateurs list property ahead of retirement rachel@tcjournal.biz The owners of a Kennewick restaurant which has been dishing up authentic Italian food for more than a quarter of a century have put it on the market to prepare for retirement. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7791 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/bella-italia Bella Italia New rail hub set to boost freight capacity with Puget Sound ports ty@tcjournal.biz The volume of trains and trucks coming and going from the Tri-Cities is about to see a sharp spike.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7790 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/new-pasco-rail-hub Rail-Hub Title Companies nathan@tcjournal.biz http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7878 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:01 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7878-title-companies National construction spending, hiring up slightly thanks to data centers A construction trades group is sounding the alarm on more communities restricting data center projects when such projects have boosted construction spending and hiring, shoring up declines in other parts of the building sector. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7854 Tue, 12 May 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/national-construction-spending-hiring-up-slightly-thanks-to-data-centers Datacenter PNNL program highlights highly qualified contractors, technicians Overwhelmed by the sheer number of contractors and other trade professionals as you plan for a home project? Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping to make sure the most qualified can stand out from the rest, at least online. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7838 Mon, 11 May 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/pnnl-program-highlights-highly-qualified-contractors-technicians Major Tri-Cities traffic corridor closed May 14-18 Heads up: the ongoing reconstruction of an intersection on a major Richland street means you’ll need to find another way to work, at least for a couple of days. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7833 Sun, 10 May 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/major-tri-cities-traffic-corridor-closed-may-14-18 Steptoe Tapteal Intersection Rework Report: Nearly half of Americans oppose data centers in their communities Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of daily life but the infrastructure that supports it is something many Americans want no part of. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7789 Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/report-nearly-half-of-americans-oppose-data-centers-in-their-communities Datacenter X-energy goes public You can now buy stock in the company planning to build the next generation of nuclear reactors north of Richland in partnership with Amazon and Energy Northwest. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7780 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/x-energy-goes-public AmazonSMR_Landscape.jpg Tri-Cities VA clinic site selected ty@tcjournal.biz The federal government has selected the site for a long-planned VA outpatient clinic and filed plans for a 124,000- to 130,000-square-foot facility that would be staffed by nearly 50 doctors and dentists and employ as many as 250 people. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7774 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/tri-cities-va-clinic-site-selected VA Outpatient Clinic.jpg Game on: Dave & Buster’s planning Tri-Cities location ty@tcjournal.biz Another option for a fun night out with friends and family has plans to come to the Mid-Columbia. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7760 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/game-on-dave-and-busters-planning-tri-cities-location Joann Dave and Busters Drone Richland to share updates on one-way street plan The city of Richland has been making progress on its plan to turn two major roads into one-way streets, and residents who want to learn more are encouraged to attend an April 28 city council workshop where staff will provide updates on the project. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7759 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/richland-to-share-updates-on-one-way-street-plan Downtown-Loop-graphic New construction contract help? Builders group broadens access to contracts package If you’re a homebuilder and member of the Tri-Cities Home Builders Association, a resource to help protect your business is now free for you to use. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7757 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/new-construction-contract-help-builders-group-broadens-access-to-contracts-package Parade of Homes flag Vista Field’s first restaurant is now open Looking for a new spot for Japanese cuisine? Vista Field’s first restaurant opened on April 20 with limited seating. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7756 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/vista-fields-first-restaurant-is-now-open Kuki-Izakaya Public Facilities District seeks new board members A public agency that supports facilities such as the Toyota Center, Three Rivers Convention Center and the Reach Museum is looking to fill three vacancies on its board of directors. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7754 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/public-facilities-district-seeks-new-board-members Convention Center_web.jpg Work underway to create new WA housing agency jgoldsteinstreet@washingtonstatestandard.com Washington boasts 221 housing-related programs across 30 state agencies. 

But despite all of these initiatives, Lt. Gov. Denny Heck thinks the state is still going in the wrong direction developing affordable housing.

“We’re not doing a very good job at all, because the hole is getting deeper,” Heck said last week. 

Heck is part of a group of elected officials, state agency staff, tribal members, local government advocates and developers tasked with devising ideas for Washington to set up a new state Department of Housing. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7741 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/work-underway-to-create-new-wa-housing-agency Population House build near new school Amazon plans another data center southwest of Tri-Cities ty@tcjournal.biz Planning officials in Oregon’s Morrow County recently approved a proposal from Amazon to build a data center campus with buildings encompassing 816,000 square feet just east of the Boardman Airport. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7737 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/amazon-plans-another-data-center-southwest-of-tri-cities Fidel Datacenter Columbia Gardens adds art studio to tenant mix rachel@tcjournal.biz An art studio offering classes in oil painting, watercolors and mixed media has joined the collection of wineries and food trucks at Columbia Gardens Artisan Village in Kennewick.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7707 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/brand-dayton-art Brandi-Dayton-2 Small businesses left in limbo after public market closes rachel@tcjournal.biz Several small businesses were left scrambling to find a new home when Kennewick’s Public Market at Columbia River Warehouse closed its doors at the end of March with little communication or explanation from its owners.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7694 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/public-market-closes Public-Market Strategic site, ready workforce drive Rockwool’s Wallula project ty@tcjournal.biz Rockwool is preparing to begin construction on its $175 million manufacturing plant in Wallula, citing the region’s strategic location and strong local workforce pipeline.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7692 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/strategic-site-rockwool Rockwool2