It’s the little details that will make Dupus Boomers a big attraction when it opens in April in Richland.[blockquote quote="We’re exciting to be providing something new and different in Richland." source="Carla Markel, co-owner of Markel Properties" align="right" max_width="300px"]From the floor up, the new restaurant will offer Richland diners a new...
Restaurateur Cindy Goulet’s latest project, Lu Lu Craft Bar & Kitchen, is just weeks away from opening.[blockquote quote="Construction is going very well. We’re down to the nitty gritty now, the interior, the appliances, tables and chairs." source="Cindy Goulet, owner of Lu Lu Craft Bar & Kitchen" align="right" max_width="300px"]“Construction is going...
Construction on the new 22,200-sq.-ft. HomeGoods store has started. The new building at Columbia Center will be adjacent to Old Country Buffet.HomeGoods is a low-price home fashion store owned by TJX, which also owns the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls brands of low-price retailers.Moorefield Construction of Santa Ana, Calif. if the...
As part of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s plan to modernize its campus, it start construction on a new 20,000-sq.-ft. collaboration center this year.PNNL went out to bid on the project in late January and will name the general contractor in mid-April.Greg Koller, PNNL’s manager of external communications, said they also...
After nearly two years of fundraising, the Friends of Badger Mountain reached its $1.5 million goal and in February Benton County signed off on a deal to buy nearly 200 acres for the Candy Mountain Preserve.The move will create a second ridge preserve on Candy Mountain and allow for a...
Tri-Cities area residents will soon have additional places to store their extra furniture, family keepsakes, even out-of-season toys like boats and RVs.Broadmoor Storage Solutions, Inc., is adding 125 storage units to those already at 9335 Sandifur Parkway in Pasco.Sound Investment Group LLC, a Tri-Cities’ company, owns the facility. The architect...
When you have a hankering for deep-fried chicken and a glass of high quality Red Mountain wine, there’s only one place to go — The Chicken Shack in West Richland.“I know it sounds odd but it works,” said Steve LaMarr.LaMarr and his wife, Tracy, and partner Ken Poletski, opened The...
Crimson Wine Group (OTCQB: CWGL) has purchased the Seven Hills Winery in Walla Walla for $5.75 million.Seven Hills was founded in 1988 by Casey McClellan, the winemaker, and his wife, Vicky. It was the fifth winery in Walla Walla at the time.Casey McClellan was a fourth-generations farmer who planted the...
A new 16,700-sq.-ft. BioLife Plasma Center will be built at the southeast corner of Road 76 and Wrigley Drive in Pasco, across from the Mid-Columbia Library’s West Pasco branch.The general contractor on the construction project, which is estimated at $2.7 million, is W.D.S. Construction Inc., of Beaver Dam, Wis.BioLife operates...
City of Richland, Port of Benton and Tri-City Development Council officials celebrated the official transfer of 1,341 acres of former Department of Energy land to the city and port in early February.[blockquote quote="Part of our challenge will be convincing others how it would best be used." source="Robert Thompson, Mayor of...