By Jeff Morrow for TCAJOBIf the Millenium Bulk Terminal—a proposed facility in Longview—ever gets built, the BNSF Railway company will be ready to go.Millenium is pushing to build a $680 million terminal to help transport coal to Asia. The proposed project is undergoing a state-required environmental impact study, which includes...
By Jeff Morrow for TCAJOBMid-Columbians who love cars will get a treat in July when Rally North America makes a stop in Kennewick as part of its Big Sky Rally.Eighty cars with drivers and navigators from 31 states and three Canadian provinces will line up for the event.[blockquote quote="It’s more...
By Jeff Morrow for TCAJOBIn 2007, Shawn and Maurine Meininger moved their family from the Portland area to the Tri-Cities.They were driving out in the Horn Rapids section of Richland when they noticed a strange facility at 202 Snyder Street with bicycle riders in helmets racing around on dirt.They didn’t...
By Jeff Morrow for TCAJOBSteve Jensen lives in western Washington town of Arlington. But he just absolutely loves the Tri-Cities.Jensen is a National Softball Association state tournament director for Washington who has run two major girls fast-pitch tournaments in the Tri-Cities every year since 2007: the Icebreaker in April and...
By Jeff Morrow for TCAJOBNancy Sorick is usually pretty busy this time of year. But this year that sense of urgency is missing.Sorick heads up the nonprofit Tri-City Horse Racing Association, which will run the 2016 horseracing meet at Sun Downs at the Benton Franklin Fairgrounds. Racing will take place...