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Animal Shelter to host “Yappy Hour”
The City of West Richland Animal Shelter will be hosting a “Yappy Hour” event on May 13th from 5pm – 7pm at the Sandberg Event Center. Owners and their dogs (on a leash please) can attend the gathering, with the admission … Continue reading
$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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Tagged elr, ELRFowler, fowler, hanford, Kennewick, level radioactive waste, richland, tri city, washington, washington closure hanford
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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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Tagged columbia park, columbia river, geology, hanford, hanford reach, hanford reach interpretive center, hanford reach national monument, heritage capital projects fund, history of the mid-columbia region, Kennewick, pasco, proposal, public facilities district, reach project, richland, richland city council, yakima river
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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
Higher Gas Prices can cause Lower Affordability in Home Purchases
Nobody is thrilled with the slowly rising cost of gas prices, and of course now that summer is fast approaching, we all know the prices will jump a little higher a little faster because refiners typically switch to more expensive … Continue reading
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Tagged gas prices, hanford area, home purchases, household income, Kennewick, long distances, pasco, richland, transportation costs, tri cities
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Tri-Cities Weekly Real Estate Statistics
Here are the weekly real estate statistics for the Tri-Cities area. Read more http://www.distinctiveprop.com/files/files/4.27Stats.pdf
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Tagged Kennewick, pasco, real estate, real estate statistics, richland, tri cities, tri cities wa
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Tri-Cities to receive $2.3M in HUD money
Community development, feeding seniors, creating affordable housing & first-time homebuyer assistance are all focus projects for the forthcoming $2.3 million in federal funds that will be awarded to the Tri-Cities. The Department of Housing & Urban Development Community Development Block … Continue reading
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Tagged community development, first-time homebuyers, focus projects, home investment partnerships, housing and community development, hud money, Kennewick, kennewick WA, pasco, Pasco wa, payment assistance programs, richland, richland wa, three cities, tri cities, tri cities wa
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Military serving overseas get’s break from IRS
There are quite a few Tri-Citians who are serving in our nation’s military and we wanted folks to know that members of the military serving outside the U.S. have an extra year to buy a home and qualify for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Kennewick, military break for tax credit, pasco, richland, tri cities, tri cities wa, tri-citians, West Richland
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PNNL gets gold certification for building green
New laboratory building for PNNL in Richland have been built with green technology and materials, and that in turn has earned PNNL with a gold certification level from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The Biological Sciences Facility and … Continue reading
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