Richland Real Estate Blog

At last Tuesday’s school board meeting, the Richland School District Board gave its unofficial blessing to a plan that would bring advertising into the classroom as a way to help fund the TV department. You can read the board meeting recap (download the Jan. 27th PDF), which includes this explanation of what happened at the [...]

Going to college soon? Already in college now? Need to learn more about your financial aid and scholarship options? Parents and students are invited to attend a free help session tomorrow from 11 am to 3 pm at the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland — and it doesn’t matter what college you’re attening now, or [...]

The City of Richland says it received $168,751 in its first payment under a new state law that changes how retail sales taxes are distributed. Passed last year, Substitute Senate Bill 5089 redirects the sales tax on some purchases from one city to another. As the city explains:
“…if a Richland resident buys furniture from a [...]

The eastbound side of Van Giesen will be down to one lane all this week, WSDOT says. They’ll be repairing the erosion that happened during the recent Yakima River flooding. The repair work will be done during daylight hours. And I like this part of the announcement:
“Material to fix the eroded areas will be brought [...]

We have a lot of wine-lovers (not to mention wine-related businesses) in the area, so I suspect this might be pretty popular: WSU Tri-Cities is offering a series of self-directed winemaking courses that you can take from the comfort of your home. Yep, online wine education!
WSU Enology Courses
There are six courses available now, with [...]

Congrats to CH2M Hill — this is quite an honor. They’ve been named by Fortune magazine as one the 100 Best Companies To Work For 2009.
They’re headquartered in Colorado, but the local office is on George Washington Way in Richland. Here’s what the magazine says in the new rankings:
“When the engineering and construction company [...]