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Top Tri-Cities building and construction updates in June 2025

Stories by Tri-City Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Check out these updates on construction and development projects transforming the Tri-Cities area, ranging from new housing and apartment projects to retail outlets and major industrial additions, such as Darigold's new huge plant in north Pasco

Wake Up Call has pulled a permit to construct a coffee shop at 590 Gage Blvd at the intersection with Leslie Road. The site was formerly a gas station, which was demolished and the site cleaned before it could be reused. Hummel Construction and Development will build the 468-square-foot structure. By Bob Brawdy

NO. 1: WHAT’S BEING BUILT THERE? APARTMENTS OPEN AT KENNEWICK’S FIRST MIXED USE PROJECT

A new bank is under construction near the future home of the Tri-Cities’ 2nd Costco. | Published June 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Wendy Culverwell

Darigold, the Seattle-based processing and marketing arm of the Northwest Dairy Association, confirmed the plant began processing milk on June 2 at its new nearly $900 million Pasco plant.

NO. 2: $900M DAIRY PLANT WITH 200 JOBS FIRES UP IN EASTERN WA. BIGGEST IN THE NORTHWEST

Darigold calculates its total investment in Pasco at more than $1 billion. | Published June 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Wendy Culverwell

Earth-moving equipment is clearing the way for The Urban Trails planned residential development on 152-acres off the Bob Olson Parkway at Wheat Road in Kennewick. An estimated 750,000 cubic yards of dirt is being moved. By Bob Brawdy

NO. 3: HOME BUILDING SEEMS TO BE BOOMING IN TRI-CITIES. BUT IS IT JUST A MIRAGE?

Home buyers have more to choose from, but it may not last as builders pull back. | Published June 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Wendy Culverwell

The new roundabout at the Interstate 182 interchange for the Broadmoor and Road 100 corridor in Pasco will feed traffic to a soon-to-be-developed upscale retail center with shopping, housing, dining and entertainment. By Bob Brawdy

NO. 4: LETTER SHOWS DEVELOPER’S BIG PLAN TO ‘ELEVATE’ WEST PASCO BROADMOOR SITE

“Once people see what this is, they’re going to be pretty darned excited about it ...” | Published June 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Wendy Culverwell

Construction crews from Apollo Inc. of Kennewick continue work on a $1.6 million intersection improvement at the busiest corridor in Kennewick. By Bob Brawdy

NO. 5: PROJECT AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN TRI-CITIES NEARS HALFWAY POINT

$1.6 million project scheduled for completion in October | Published June 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Bob Brawdy

Walls have started going up, off future Road 108 in west Pasco, for a building on the campus of the new Pasco Aquatics Center. The project starts with about 6 acres and just under 47,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor features, including an indoor leisure pool, outside activity pool, a party room, classroom, outdoor concessions and locker rooms. The City of Pasco issued a building permit on April 9. for the $31 million Pasco Aquatics center at 5204 Road 108 in west Pasco. Photo taken on June 16, 2025. By Bob Brawdy

NO. 6: 1ST LOOK AT PASCO’S $40.4 MILLION AQUATICS CENTER TAKING SHAPE AT BROADMOOR

An indoor leisure pool, outside activity pool, party room and more are planned. | Published June 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Wendy Culverwell

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.