It took 10 years of meticulous planning, but a modern take on a military armory is taking shape in north Richland.The Washington Army National Guard is building a $15 million, 40,000-square-foot readiness center at Horn Rapids Industrial Park to serve a 150-member Stryker Infantry Unit.It will be ready by spring...
Longtime friends Kevin Hatch of Richland and Ian Taylor of Utah decided to become business partners and open a Crumbl Cookie store at 2665 Queensgate Blvd. in Vintner Square in Richland. (Photo by Kristina Lord)A Richland elementary school teacher who runs a festive wintertime side hustle is adding another one...
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland will house the U.S. Department of Energy’s next generation “Grid Storage Launchpad,” a $75 million facility with 30 research laboratories focused on energy grid resilience, energy storage and clean energy adaptation.The Department of Energy announced the project on March 10 in a move...
A West Richland couple is betting a popular Pasco pizza restaurant known for its pickle face and beer garden pizza specials will thrive in the heart of Kennewick.Bethany and Ryan Pierson opened the second edition of Rocco’s Pizza March 20 at 7911 W. Grandridge Blvd., former home of Pacific Pasta...
Richland’s Bookwalter Wines is expanding with a food truck focused on the foods of the South and the Pacific Northwest.Non-Fiction Food Truck named for the winery’s restaurant, Fiction @ J Bookwalter, debuts April 1 in a new food truck pod forming in the ample parking lot of Bella Furniture, 7425...
Richland Cash & Carry is now a CHEF’STOREThe Richland Cash & Carry Smart Foodservice store has been rebranded as a US Foods CHEF’STORE, effective March 1.US Foods acquired Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores in April 2020 to accelerate growth in the cash and carry market. This change combines the US Foods...
By Amy EdelenSpokane Journal of BusinessAmazon, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant, is building a $150 million fulfillment center in Spokane Valley that will bring an additional 1,000 full-time jobs to Eastern Washington.The 1.3 million-square-foot facility, previously known by its code name, “Project Fireball,” will open later this year. It will fulfill...
O’Brien Construction Co. Inc. of Kennewick has built a 131,085-square-foot onion and potato processing facility for Baker Produce Inc., at 1505 E. Foster Wells Road, Pasco.Wave Design Group designed the processing building.
Greg Markel of Washington Securities and Investment Corp. built a 4,000-square-foot mixed use building with space for a fast-food restaurant at 2250 Keene Road in Richland.The project, which is near Markel’s TacoTime at Queensgate Boulevard, was constructed on the expectation it would lease soon after completion.The project includes 2,300 square...
The city of Connell completed a $250,000 project to renovate an existing building at 661 S. Columbia Ave. to serve as the North Franklin Visitor Center.The project, which wrapped up in late 2020, includes a lobby with a reception office, two restrooms and a conference room.The Connell Chamber of Commerce...
