Six key areas emerged when 4,500 Tri-Citians sharedtheir priorities for the region’s future.The top focus areas — education, prosperity, inclusion,agriculture, thriving life and energy — were unveiled last month after nearly ayear of working to better understand what citizens want to see develop inTri-Cities over the next decade.Dubbed MyTri2030, the...
Basin Pacific Insurance and Benefits’ new building has space for leaseCustomers of the local Basin Pacific Insurance andBenefits branch won’t find the business at its old location on Gage Boulevardin Kennewick.The company has moved to a new, bigger location at 6917W. Grandridge Blvd., Unit 1, along one of the major...
The Tri-Cities’ red-hot housing market is beginning to show signs of cooling.After a multi-year trend of rapidly appreciating home values, the construction labor force is stretched thin, interest rates are on the rise and building material prices are up due to new tariffs.But that’s not to say new housing projects...
Each year about 4,000 people reach out to the Benton-Franklin Legal Aid Society for legal assistance.And each year Tri-City area attorneys donate their time to help those they can.The nonprofit society recently held its annual awards luncheon to recognize attorneys who significantly contributed to the organization’s efforts to find pro...
Two Red Mountain wineries are collaborating on a special vintage this year in honor of their 40th anniversary.In 1978, Barnard Griffin’s founder Rob Griffin produced the first Red Mountain commercial wine using grapes grown by John Williams and Jim Holmes at their Kiona Estate vineyard outside Benton City.Forty years later,...
As an Association of Washington Business bus rolled into the parking lot of Tyson Fresh Meats bright and early on a recent morning in Wallula, many of the cattle slaughterhouse and beef processing plant’s 1,400 workers were arriving for work.Even more people will be joining them at their job site...
Despite quick turnover of limited commercial real estate inventory and an ongoing demand for construction services, the Tri-City commercial real estate market continues to boom.“There is definitely a steady volume of construction that doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon,” said Scott Howard, executive director of the Tri-City Construction...
The Port of Kennewick’s two biggest development projects aim to turn high-profile properties into thriving, multi-use areas that offer a sense of community.The port plans to seek bids by the end of 2018 for the first phase of the Vista Field redevelopment project, while the construction of infrastructure to support...
A 23-year-old group has stepped into the spotlight to raise money to open the Tri-Cities’ first performing arts center at Vista Field.The group has long said that the Tri-Cities doesn’t have a suitable, designated performance space to hold symphonies, Broadway shows, plays and ballets.“The idea is that Vista Field will...
Over the past year, the Port of Pasco has been paving the way forward — in some cases, literally — on several new projects.Responsible for most of Franklin County, aside from the northeastern region, which is managed by the Port of Kahlotus, the Port of Pasco owns more than 3,000...
