The Port of Benton plans to kick-start a new 21-lot development with a $2 million building in Prosser designed to attract boutique businesses to complement the neighboring Vintner Village.Construction on the new building, which will include three bays for businesses, as well as an adjacent office building for a nonprofit,...

In the Tri-Cities, it’s a seller’s market with homes listed in the morning having several offers that same afternoon. That’s good news for sellers, but not so good for buyers or real estate agents looking to pick up extra listings.With more than 800 real estate agents and fewer than 500...

Copiers Northwest hopes to break ground in March on a new $1.3 million two-story building in Kennewick.The new nearly 12,000-square-foot building at 7035 W. Clearwater Ave. in Kennewick will be next to the current Copiers Northwest office space.The company’s Kennewick office is currently in a strip mall on Clearwater, with...

Bid fell through on 38 acres zoned for multi-family housingThe sales of four of the five parcels of Pasco land auctioned by the Washington Department of Natural Resources in the fall have closed.A 38-acre parcel zoned for multi-family housing and appraised for $1.2 million did not close.The four parcels, appraised...

Water rights and education are among the top priorities for the new president of the Building Industry Association of Washington.Ted Clifton recently stepped into the leadership position of the Olympia-based association that represents member companies in the home-building industry.He was in the Tri-Cities last month to make sure he heard...

By Sean BassingerMid-Columbia residents seeking relief from chronic back, neck, arthritic, cancer or other chronic or acute pain have more options available to them with Lynx Healthcare’s recent Kennewick expansion.Formerly Pinnacle Pain Center in Kennewick, the Tri-City pain clinic rebranded with a series of other clinics as part of Lynx...

Learn about key construction projects in the works in the Tri-Cities at an upcoming meeting.Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors of America is partnering with the Tri City Construction Council to host a  construction owners’ panel in the Tri-Cities to highlight upcoming projects in the works.Scheduled presenters include the Port of Kennewick,...

By Sean BassingerPassengers waiting for flights at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco didn’t always get to enjoy a view.That’s changed after the latest series of renovations, a nearly $42 million project more than two years in the making that’s finally ready for takeoff.“Passengers will be able to see the airfield...

A new Walla Walla nursing care facility will welcome its first residents next month.Weather-related construction and equipment-delivery issues in January and early February caused a delay in when the home could admit residents. Officials plan to start admitting residents in early March.The $34 million center features 80 beds and will...

The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Yakima & Tri-Cities is expanding its Pasco warehouse to accommodate significant growth in the Tri-Cities. “The Tri-Cities is on fire in terms of growth. We certainly see it in our beverage business,” said President Bill Dolsen.O’Brien Construction Co. in Kennewick is working on the $2.2 million...