Tri-City Area and Real Estate Blog

Tourism is growing in the Tri-Cities.  June saw 11,000 visitors attending 12 sports activities, generating nearly $3 million in revenue for the Kennewick, Pasco and Richland area.  July promises 7 additional sporting events with the likelihood of 8,500 visitors spending more than $2.4 million.  Hector Cruz, sports development manager at the Tri-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau indicated that sports organizers appreciate the family-friendly atmosphere of the Tri-City communities.

The Tri-Cities offer close to 3,500 guest rooms for those attending sporting events.  Restaurants and various hospitality businesses partner to offer corresponding discounts to the many visitors who return to the Tri-Cities for a second look after the sporting event is over.  Repeat customers is always a good invitation for staying longer or relocating to the Tri-Cities.  Distinctive Properties, Inc. carries a wide range of listings for homes in Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and outlying smaller communities.  We welcome the opportunity to serve new arrivals.

Riggle Plumbing of 4727 W Clearwater in Kennewick is performing a commerical remodel project, $7,000.

The Noel Corporation of 2525 W Hopkins in Pasco, is performing a commercial reroofing project, $7,976.00

Columbia Center North of 2602 N. Columbia Center Blvd in Kennewick, will be performing a commercial remodel project, $195,000.

Catholic Family & Child Services at 2146 W Van Giesen Street in Richland, will be performing a commercial remodel, $100,000.

Goodwill Industries at 2000 Wellhouse Loop in Richland, will be performing a commerical remodel, $10,000.

Tri-Cities LLC at 1100 Jadwin Avenue in Richland will be performing a commerical remodel, $10,500.

The annual Jimmy Buffett Tribute Party takes place this Sunday, May 30th at the Clover Island Inn in Kennewick, with gates opening at 4 pm, music starting at 5pm with the Tri-City band “Color Blind” as the opening act.  Nobody Famous, a Spokane-based band will be the feature entertainers. Tickets prices for the 21 and over crowd are $15.00.  This has always been a well attended blow out party, so grab your summer garb, your flip flops and party on down to the great music of summer!

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 outlying area is coming along for the ride.

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/05/03/1000321/economy-tri-city-cost-of-living.html

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 at Columbia Park in Kennewick on May 4th near the blue bridge. Throughout the period when the students were watching the fish, they learned about the stages of life for the salmon and about what the name “salmon” means, which is “jumping fish’.  Each of the past 10 years the Benton and Franklin Conservation Districts have established this release event, with students putting the fish into small cups and then releasing them into the waters of the mighty Columbia River.  It will be approximately 4 years before the salmon return to this area after their long and arduous trip down the river to the ocean.

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 to become ELRFowler and won the contract with Washington Closure Hanford. Their work will be performed at the Hanford landfill for low level radioactive waste. ELRFowler is in the design phase of  the buldings and construction will begin sometime this summer. Congratulations ELRFowler – way to keep it local!!