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...
The two men who helped design and build the new Westgate Elementary School in Kennewick once attended it.Architect Doug Mitchell and contractor Gary Chervenell once frequented the halls of the old Westgate Elementary at 2514 W. Fourth Ave. before it was demolished to make way for a new school, according...
Volm Companies Inc. expects to complete a 98,000-square-foot warehouse this month at 5702 Industrial Way.It’ll be located inside the Pasco Processing Center.MH Construction of Kennewick is the general contractor. The company makes mesh bags and other packaging as well as packaging machinery and parts for growers, primarily in the potato and...
Located in the Tri-Cities Research District, the Commons at Innovation Center aims to provide for the ongoing needs of housing as the Tri-Cities continues to grow. The $18 million complex at 2894 Salk Ave. in Richland features a contemporary design featuring ultra-modern amenities with 150 units, including studio, one- and two-...
West Richland’s second middle school will open in August.The $35 million Leona Libby Middle School is located at 3259 Belmont Blvd.Voters passed a bond in 2013 to build the Richland School District’s fourth middle school.The 108,000-square-foot school will house 800 students in grade six through nine on the 30-acre campus...
Columbia Basin College’s new Rand Wortman Medical Science Center will be used to train health care professionals at 940 Northgate Drive, across the street the from Richland Public Library.The four-story, 72,600-square-foot building features 32 examination rooms, X-ray room suite, doctors’ offices, training facilities for college classrooms, simulation labs, computer labs...
The Tri-Cities’ newest event center is scheduled to open this fall.At Michele’s Event Center at 2323 Henderson Loop is in north Richland off Highway 240.The 4,000-square-foot building will feature a restaurant, lounge area, dance floor, indoor stage and private party room.Owner Michele Abrams originally planned to open the facility as a night...
By Robin WojtanikFor the first time in two decades, all but one storefront is occupied at Kennewick’s Marineland Plaza.Following a major remodel of the façade, every spot on the West Clearwater Avenue side of the shopping center is booked, and just one space remains available for lease on the North...
By Robin WojtanikThe availability of inexpensive fitness options is increasing in the Tri-Cities with the opening of COR Fit in Richland and the new Planet Fitness in Kennewick. Each gym is available to users on a month-to-month basis, with no long-term contracts required.COR stands for “city of Richland” and is...
Richland Ulta Beauty store opens, Sephora doubles in size at mallNational beauty retailers Ulta Beauty and Sephora are expanding in the Tri-Cities as the beauty industry continues to grow nationwide.Ulta Beauty opened its doors May 26 in the Vintner Square development at 2911 Queensgate Drive in Richland to a large...
