Experts say many new homeowners choosing pools as economy improvesAs temperatures in the Mid-Columbia soar to triple digits, wouldn’t it be nice to have a swimming pool to cool off in?You better plan ahead then. Don’t wait until June or July.“Most builders should be scheduling jobs three to six months...
By Michelle DuplerA principal of NAI Tri-Cities has joined a Spokane-based real estate firm that’s expanded into the Tri-Cities. Lance BaconFormer NAI Tri-Cities principal Lance Bacon has joined the Kennewick office of Kiemle & Hagood Co., which opened satellite offices in Eastern Washington and Missoula, Montana, about six months ago.Gordon...
Company closed its 58-year-old Pendleton center last monthA global company known for its expertise in servicing engines recently closed its Pendleton operation and moved it to the Tri-Cities.Cummins invested $250,000 to open a service center at 1708 E. James St. in east Pasco. It expects to employ up to 15...
Downtown Kennewick company also considering move to Richland in fallKennewick’s Perfection Glass has acquired Yale Glass Company Inc. in Walla Walla and will begin serving more residents in the southeastern region of the state beginning in September.Dennis Yale, who has owned Yale Glass Company for 40 years, approached Kennewick-based Perfection...
Two commercial mixed-use parcels overlooking Clover Island’s marina and shoreline improvements should be available to developers this fall.“We’d hoped it’d be done at the end of June, but the (subcontractors) are really busy,” said Tana Bader Inglima, Port of Kennewick deputy CEO.The port has been working over the past several...
By Robin WojtanikExcitement is building for a unique, new fitness studio preparing to launch later this summer in Richland.The first Orangetheory Fitness for the Tri-Cities is expected to open in August on Queensgate Drive.Recruitment of new members began in May inside a construction trailer near the construction zone.Orangetheory promotes itself...
Ruling affects rural development related to digging new wellsThe Washington Legislature had no solution as of press time on how to loosen up a strict state Supreme Court ruling on digging wells in rural areas.If no compromise bill is passed by July 20, the Supreme Court’s 2016 Hirst ruling will...
DownUnderSportFishing to offer package deals in 2018A Tri-City fishing business will expand its operations to open a branch more than 7,000 miles away next year.DownUnderSportFishing, which offers sightseeing trips and fishing excursions, will offer fishing charters in Australia.Mike Palmus and his wife, Rosemary, of Kennewick say Australia is the perfect...
By Marilou SheaWith all the hoopla surrounding the popularity of food trucks you’d think they were just invented. They weren’t, of course. Food trucks, or mobile vending, date back hundreds of years to when pushcarts began serving prepared foods. Marilou Shea,Pasco Specialty KitchenOne source says this began in 1691 in...
Wildland, a Richland software development company, recently acquired BrandCraft Media — a move that will merge Wildland’s software development capabilities with BrandCraft Media’s creative and marketing expertise. Torey AzureThe move makes Kennewick’s BrandCraft Media a subsidiary of Wildland. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.The acquisition gives BrandCraft access to Wildland’s growing pool...
