Homeowners on the west edge of Richland and Horn Rapids have a new recreational vehicle and self-storage facility closer to home.Horn Rapids LLC completed the first phase of its new $2.5 million storage facility on a four-acre site at 2701 Kingsgate Way on Nov. 30.The facility features 156 enclosed units...
A Midwest paper processing giant is preparing to build a large manufacturing plant in the Horn Rapids area of Richland, bringing with it about 150 family-wage jobs.Packaging Corporation of America, based in Illinois, is set to close on 42 acres in the Horn Rapids Industrial Park.The sale of the city-owned...
A massive remodel totaling $19.8 million in improvements is underway at the Heatherstone Apartments in Kennewick, where work will continue through late spring 2020.All 38 residential buildings will receive interior and exterior renovations, including new roofs, siding, parking lots, garage space and landscaping. For the individual units, tenants will benefit...
Construction has started on the last building in the Grandridge Business Park, with completion scheduled for next spring.The 19,611-square-foot multi-tenant office building consists of two parcels in the eight-acre business area and marks the end of an era for Grandridge Investors LLC.“That’s an investment group that Tippett Co. of Washington...
Renovations to the former Desert Hills Middle School gymnasium are underway to convert the space into a new home for Mid-Columbia Partnership, Kennewick School District’s homeschool program.The $6.7 million renovation is expected to be completed in December and open its doors to K-12 homeschoolers on Jan. 3, following the winter...
FedEx finished a planned expansion of its Pasco hub at the Tri-Cities Airport just in time for the holiday season.The $6.5 million project, completed Nov. 1, added 36,000 square feet to the existing building at 1705 W. Argent Road, providing more space for fleet vehicles, staff offices and for the...
A longtime favorite neighborhood restaurant is back in business after a kitchen fire forced its closure two years ago.The reconstruction of Hill’s Restaurant and Lounge at 24 Vista Way in Kennewick was completed Nov. 1.Operators Nancy Galstad and Roger Pearson invite customers old and new to come experience the modernized...
It took Jeff Bender a few years to find his calling.But it always involved golf. Yet the daily battle as a golf pro to sell golf clothing to make a few bucks didn’t do it for him.Instead, it was teaching golf. And more importantly, teaching the game to kids. Jeff...
STCU opened its new Financial and Home Loan Center on Nov. 26 in Kennewick’s Southridge area.This is the first Tri-City location for the Spokane-based credit union.The 4,500-square-foot industrial-styled building at 4704 W. Hildebrand Blvd. sits on 1.5 acres. The new branch has drive-thru lanes and external ATMs. Including land and...
Benton-Franklin Title Co. is up and running in its newly renovated 5,000-square-foot office near Columbia Center Boulevard in Kennewick.The title and escrow company needed more room to grow and saw potential with the future development of the Vista Field area.The newly renovated 8,000-square-foot building at 510 N. Colorado St. features...
