Nine Tri-Cities area projects received $8.2 million in state funding, including for roundabouts in the busy Queensgate area shopping area that’ll be home to the Tri-Cities’ second Costco.
A Yakima-based early childhood education provider is partnering with the Roman Catholic parish in Benton City to bring a $3.8 million HeadStart preschool to the community.
A group of investors has bought T Lake Ranch outside Connell, the largest contiguous piece of property in Franklin County, according to the national real estate brokerage firm that handled the $18 million sale.
With nearly three-quarters of the Benton REA’s 12,000 members and 64% of its work orders being in and around West Richland, moving the utility to the future headquarters to West Richland is expected to bring quicker service times to most of its members, as well create cost-saving efficiencies, among other benefits.