By the end of April, the new Dupus Boomers will open at 502 Swift Blvd., at the corner of George Washington Way and Swift Avenue.

Greg Markel, owner of Washington Securities and Markel Properties, his wife, Carla, and son, Shane Markel, have been renovating the 500 block of Swift Boulevard between Jadwin Avenue and George Washington Way since 2013.

The project consisted of removing an old parking lot, demolishing a 50-year-old brick strip center, and building three commercial buildings.

Markel was the general contractor for the construction project and Shane Markel was the project manager.

The 3,500-sq.-ft. building at 530 Swift Blvd., at the corner of Jadwin Avenue and Swift Boulevard, is home to a Jimmy John's sandwich shop, which opened in late 2015, and a Taco Time, which opened in early March.

Incorporated within the Taco Time is a 'Go Green Salads' shop, a concept being introduced by the Markels. It offers customized salad options, from the types of greens to the toppings.

The 3,500-sq.-ft. building at 1010 Jadwin Ave. is the new home of the Johnson & Orr Law Firm and will also house a Markel Properties office.

The new two-story, 7,500-sq.-ft. Dupus Boomers features a bar, which will be known as ‘The Lab,” on the main floor and a family-friendly restaurant on the second floor. Large windows give customers a great view of the downtown area and the spacious deck on the second floor offers a glimpse of the Columbia River.

The bar is decorated with framed prints of Dupus Boomer’s, a cartoon character created in the mid-1940s. Dupus Boomer embodied the bumbling government-issue Hanford worker and the cartoon illustrated the frustrations of living and working at the Hanford site. The cartoon became an icon of the early Hanford era and Markel owns the Dupus Boomer copyright and trademark.

The bar will have 44 beers on tap, with a good selected of domestic, craft and local beers, as well as wines, specialty mixed drinks and martinis. And there will be plenty of television, so patrons can enjoy their favorite sports. The family-friendly restaurant will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner, including seafood, steaks, pastas, sandwiches, appetizers, desserts, homemade soups and a large salad bar featuring 40 items.

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For more information, contact Markel at Washington Securities at 509-735-2255. Visit Markel Properties online at markelproperties.com.