3 departments merged near Tri-Cities, expanded services coming to Prosser Theprocess of jumping through the required hoops to start new constructionprojects is set to run more efficiently in Benton County once a new “one-stopshop” opens in the Tri-Cities, replicating some services currently onlyavailable in Prosser. Themove will merge the county’s...
Following a successful effort to land a daily, nonstopflight to Los Angeles, the Tri-Cities Airport is setting a course for addingcapacity to existing routes. “I think that’s more realistic than trying to get somenew market when you don’t have any grant dollars,” said Buck Taft, director ofthe airport. “Add capacity...
A Benton County Superior Court judge hasissued a decision against a Kennewick company in one of its three pendinglawsuits.And the state Department of Labor andIndustries has found i-3 Global owes more than $18,000 in unpaid wages to eightformer employees. The business and its president, KristopherLapp, came under fire this spring...
Virtual doctor’s visits becoming more widely available – not just for routine illnessesTri-Citypatients are connecting with medical specialists for more types of care, thanksto the growing use of telemedicine, or telehealth, which can allow a providerto make some diagnoses of a critical patient without even being in the sameroom. “Telehealthstarted...
Packaging Corporation of America plans to hire 100 people, open in mid-NovemberConstructionis underway on a $26 million cardboard box manufacturing plant that eventuallywill employ 100 people in the Horn Rapids Industrial Park in Richland.PackagingCorporation of America, an Illinois-based company, expects to open the plant inmid-November.The city of Richland sold 42 acres...
A high-end craft bar will open in a newRichland Parkway building next year after crews made short of work ofdemolishing the space that’s languished unoccupied for years.The site at 702 The Parkway—which shares acourtyard with Frost Me Sweet, near the fountain—is almost ready forconstruction planned at the site, which will...
California-based chain has stores in Pasco, KennewickAthird Grocery Outlet store is coming to the Tri-Cities, putting a “bargainmarket” in each of the three cities. The latest will be in the Queensgate areaof Richland, next door to Party City near Target.Richlandis reviewing a permit for the proposed project at 2901 Queensgate...
Tanks will allow Tidewater Terminal Co. to deliver ethanol-petroleum throughout regionA $12.5 million ethanol facility is coming online inAugust at the Tidewater Terminal Co. in Pasco. “Right now we’re going through our testing phase to makesure all our set points are where they need to be,” said Mark Davis, generalmanager...
Theremay be a chance for creditors to recover money owed to them by a prominentTri-City homebuilder who filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, citing $9.2million in debts. Thetrustee handling the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case for Marco Solferino recentlyfiled court paperwork stating “assets have been recovered by the trustee” andrequested creditors...
