Republican Bill Bryant, a former Seattle Port commissioner and Yakima Valley fruit exporter, hopes to unseat Gov. Jay Inslee in the November election.Bryant served as a Seattle Port commissioner from 2008 through 2015 and is also the founder and chairman of Bryant Christie, a firm that helps farmers and agriculture...
Whether your tastes run to 1920s rusty rattlers, 1950s-style flashy hotrods or those classics in between, you’ll find them all at Ye Olde Car Club of Tri-Cities’ annual Swap Meet on May 7.[blockquote quote="The swap meet attracts basically anyone with a very strong interest in cars, whether they’re hobby type,...
The Tri-City Development Council, or TRIDEC, is getting ready to stage its second FABREO Expo and is making some changes to create a more trade-friendly event.In fact, this year FABREO, June 15-16 at TRAC in Pasco, will be a trade-only event. The inaugural event in 2015 featured a public wine-...
Flying in and out of the Tri-Cities Airport is a bit more complicated than it was two years ago, but already passengers can see and experience the upgrades.[blockquote quote="The remodeling is on schedule, on budget and moving along very well." source="David Robison, Strategic Construction Management" align="right" max_width="300px"]There’s a bright, new...
The new McCurley Integrity Subaru dealership at 9620 Sandifur Parkway in Pasco will open in May.Real Centric Solutions was the general contractor on the two-story, facility that includes a 21,000-sq.-ft. service area and an 11,000-sq.-ft. showroom on the main floor. The project manager was Linda Farmer of Real Centric Solutions...
By the end of April, the new Dupus Boomers will open at 502 Swift Blvd., at the corner of George Washington Way and Swift Avenue.Greg Markel, owner of Washington Securities and Markel Properties, his wife, Carla, and son, Shane Markel, have been renovating the 500 block of Swift Boulevard between...
Vicki Monteagudo’s new Century 21 building is now complete at 89 Gage Blvd. in Richland. The new office will open April 18.Construction on the new two-story, 8,800-sq.-ft. building began last fall and Fowler Construction was the general contractor on the project.The building was designed by Josh Hissong, Armando Hurtado and...
Spring in the Tri-Cities is when commercial construction really starts rolling, and this year is no exception — especially at the Queensgate commercial area in Richland.In March, the City of Richland issued building permits building permits on three new commercial projects at the popular, fast-growing commercial center in south Richland.A...
As part of its, 2016-2030 Capital Improvement Plan, the City of Richland is embarking on an ambitious redevelopment plan that combine and replace City Hall and two other aging city buildings, the city’s George Washington Way fire station, and create new waterfront, retail and commercial development opportunities in the heart...
Thrivent Community Sageland worked with a dozen local churches to start construction on a new Habitat for Humanity home through the Thrivent Builds program.Through the partnership, called ‘Apostles Build,” hundreds of volunteers from the churches and Thrivent Community Sageland had a wall-raising celebration in March on the new home, which...