The Kennewick office of J-U-B Engineers Inc. moved into a newly-built space at 3611 S. Zintel Way, near the intersection of Hildebrand Boulevard and Highway 395, in mid-June.It is the firm’s first move since it opened in Kennewick in 1977 and accommodates a staff that has grown to 50.The $4.5...
The Prosser School District celebrated the grand opening of its new $60+ million high school with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 12.The district’s building permit for the 157,000-square-foot school is valued at more than $37 million.The school is next to Art Fiker Stadium at 1500 Paterson Road.It replaces the old...
The Kennewick Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar is staying put after tough lease renewal negotiations prompted its landlord to enlist NAI Tri-Cities to market its building to new tenants. Applebee’s at 606 N. Columbia Center Blvd. was pitched as a highly-visible retail location with nearly 33,000 vehicles passing by each day...
Registration open for Fall Home Show in PascoThe Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities is accepting registrations for its 2021 Fall Home Show, to be held Oct. 1-3 at HAPO Center in Pasco.Exhibitor guides have been mailed to members and previous exhibitors. Digital copies are available at hbatc.com.Call 509-735-2745. HBA members...
The Tri-Cities is becoming a center for Instagram-worthy barn-style homes after a pair of Tri-City entrepreneurs with a big social media following built one for themselves.Olivia “Liv” and Tanner Berg converted an old pole barn on their Kennewick property into a family home. The process was so rewarding – and...
A Tri-Cities architectural and engineering firm was bursting at the seams when the owner’s wife spotted an obvious solution.Christelle Walker-Prickett advised her husband, Harvey, to lease space in the building he was designing for Tri-Cities Insurance Professionals in Pasco.Harvey Prickett, president and principal of Wave Companies, took his wife’s suggestion....
A medical office complex in downtown Kennewick is getting a makeover to appeal to tenants who do not need a hospital across the street.The Kennewick Medical and Dental Center faces the former Kennewick General Hospital across Auburn Street and provided office space for hospital-adjacent businesses such as doctor and dentist...
The Port of Kennewick’s efforts to revitalize a stretch of the downtown waterfront are being called into doubt over a last-minute addition to the concept: low-income housing.The port wants to incorporate low-income and other supportive housing at The Willows, the 6.55-acre former manufactured home site on Clover Island Drive, near...
Bellevue-based TerraPower, founded and helmed by Bill Gates to develop safe, carbon-free power, has selected a coal plant site in Wyoming for its next-generation nuclear project.TerraPower, together with partner PacifiCorp and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, announced its “Natrium” technology will be built at the site of one of PacifiCorp’s retiring...
The city of Hermiston breaks ground July 7 on work to extend utilities to prepare the South Hermiston Industrial Park, known as SHIP, for future tenants.At full buildout, SHIP will feature 16 parcels ranging from 1.5 to 20 acres. It is expected to attract up to $70 million in private...