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Loans available for Benton & Franklin business owners

The Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund wants business owners from Benton and Franklin counties to know about their loans, which can range from $150,000 to $500,000. The loans are awarded for buying land, research & development, equipment or other improvement … Continue reading

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Tri-City Building Permits for May 2010

May 2010: Footlocker in Columbia Center is performing a commercial remodel. $40,000 Winco Foods on Clearwater in Kennewick is performing a commerical remodel. $30,000 and $14,500. Benton-Franklin Fairgrounds in Kennewick. Commerical. $75,000 Department of Social and Health Services in Kennewick, … Continue reading

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Update on new and remodeled Kennewick schools

The Kennewick School District has reached the halfway point on contruction on the new elementary school at Cottonwood Springs and at about the same point in it’s remodeling project on Canyon View Elementary off Olympia Street in Kennewick.  Cottonwood Elementary … Continue reading

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Summer camps provided by The Arc

Local summer day camps for kids ages 7-21 with disabilities, is being provided by The Arc. Camp is 10:30 am to 2:30 pm June 22-August 13. Campers can attend one week or all eight weeks and the cost runs between … Continue reading

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Tri-City cost of living remains lowest in state!

Here is a Tri-City Herald article on the Tri-City economy. We need not listen to the national news, and just keep on living. We are in a good place in Kennewick, also Richland, Pasco and W-Richland. The rest of the … Continue reading

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Tri City students release salmon

4000+ students from Tri-City elementary and middle schools gathered in Columbia Park to wish a fond farewell to the salmon fingerlings they have watched grow in their classrooms for the past 3 months. The 10th Annual Salmon Summit was held … Continue reading

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$7 million contract goes to 2 Tri-City companies

A subcontract of nearly $7 million was awarded to a team of 2 Tri City companies for the design and build phases for support buildings out at the Handford Site. Richland’s Fowler General Construction and Kennewick’s ELR Consulting joined forces … Continue reading

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Hanford Reach Interpretive Center gets budget boost

On Tuesday a $500,000 boost came to the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center from the state supplemental budget. This funding came from the Heritage Capital Projects Fund, a program run by the state Historical Society. The Richland Public Facilities District, who … Continue reading

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Lumber costs rising = Housing costs rising

The Tri-Cities has been so fortunate to have escaped the housing bust throughout the nation, however, the large price jump for lumber is something we can’t avoid. The rising lumber costs equates to rising costs for builders and thus, rising housing costs.  … Continue reading

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