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West Richland Business News

Matt McGee — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:38:52 +0000

Here’s the latest news we’ve heard as it related to business doings in and around West Richland.

Shelby SuperCars recently announced a partnership with renowned car designer Jason Castriota. He’ll work with the company for a minimum of one year and design Shelby’s next two models. You probably know the Shelby name as the developer of the world’s fastest production car. You can read more about the partnership.
Thai City, a new restaurant, recently had its grand opening in West Richland. It’s located in the Plaza II strip mall on Van Giesen St.

As always, if you know of other West Richland business news we should be sharing, please contact us.

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West Richland Business News

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Liquor Distillery coming to West Richland

Matt McGee — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:02:43 +0000

Did you catch this in the news this week? Winemaker Joel Tefft is planning to open a distillery here in West Richland — it’ll be the first distillery in southeastern Washington. The groundbreaking for Black Heron Spirits Distillery and Ports Works was Wednesday out at the intersection of Keene Rd. and Van Giesen.

Here’s how KNDU covered the event.

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Liquor Distillery coming to West Richland

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Club 24 Fitness opening next week in West Richland

Matt McGee — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:22:47 +0000

You may have received a postcard today announcing that Club 24 Express Fitness is now open at its West Richland location in Paradise Plaza near Yoke’s. But it’s actually not open yet.

I contacted Club 24 via email, and they’re saying it’s likely to open next week; the exact date isn’t certain yet — it depends on final inspections and stuff like that.

They are planning a big, two-day grand opening on Friday, January 8th and Saturday the 9th, from 8 am to 5 pm on both days. There’ll be tours of the facility, door prizes, and more. And the first 200 people to join the club will get some free workout gear, too. You can get more info about the West Richland location, and can even sign-up in advance online, via the Club 24 web site.

I’ve been planning to join for some time now, and the amount of food I’ve eaten over the holiday only confirms the decision.

This is a post from the West Richland Real Estate Blog by Cari and Matt McGee.

Club 24 Fitness opening next week in West Richland

Baum’s Chocolates coming to West Richland

Matt McGee — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:17:36 +0000

Baum’s Chocolates will have a new home in early 2010 — a new home in West Richland. KEPR reported the move a few days ago, saying the store will be moving to the old GESA location right on Van Giesen Avenue.

“The big advantage of moving to West Richland is better exposure from the street. We won’t be hidden quite as much as back in this corner,” says owner Rick Vance.

The story says Baum’s will open in West Richland after Valentine’s Day.

This is a post from the West Richland Real Estate Blog by Cari and Matt McGee.

Baum’s Chocolates coming to West Richland

Avocado Grill has closed

Matt McGee — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:53:18 +0000

This won’t be news to some of you, but it was news to me when I drove by a couple days ago: Avocado Mexican Grill up in the Paradise Plaza shopping center (near Yoke’s) has closed down. The door and windows are all covered and there’s a sign saying “We are closed permanently.”

Cari had eaten there and said it was good, but apparently not enough people overall ate there and/or liked it. Shame, too. We need more restaurants in West Richland, not less. I suspect Avocado was hurt a little by being the furthest business away from Bombing Range Rd. in that whole Yoke’s shopping/business center.

There are two other spaces unoccupied at Paradise Plaza, which isn’t a good sign.

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Avocado Grill has closed

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Congrats to Smitty’s Paradise

Matt McGee — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:14:40 +0000

It’s not every day that a West Richland business wins a national award, so we’d like to congratulate Smitty’s Paradise on winning the Best Interior Design award in a nationwide contest sponsored by Convenience Store News.

When the store opened last summer, I wrote on this blog, “I went in over the weekend with my kids, and the inside is really nice. It’s super clean, of course — but it also looks nice, looks a little different from the typical mini-mart store.” Guess I should’ve said it looks “very different” from the typical store.

You can read more about the award and the store on the Herald’s web site.

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Congrats to Smitty’s Paradise

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Club 24 Fitness coming to West Richland

Matt McGee — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:12:05 +0000

UPDATE, DECEMBER 29: Please see this post, Club 24 Fitness opening next week in West Richland, for the latest information about Club 24 Fitness in West Richland.
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This is good news: Club 24 Fitness is coming to West Richland, perhaps as soon as next month! If you’ve been in the Yoke’s/Paradise Place shopping area on Bird Hill, you may have seen the signs in the windows:

From what I could tell, the fitness club is taking up the spaces that used to be occupied by three separate businesses. So it should have a nice amount of space for equipment and such.

The Club 24 web site only says “December 2009″ about a grand opening date for the West Richland location. Perfect. Just in time for everyone (like me) who’ll surely be over-eating during the holidays.

There’s no information on their site about pricing at the West Richland location, but the Richland facility pricing runs $25 per month with a year-long contract, or $35 per month with no contract. All of the Club 24 locations have that same pricing, so our local one might, too. Unfortunately, there’s also a one-time $69 “membership fee.” Ugh. I much prefer the fitness clubs that skip the membership thing and just charge a monthly fee (like River Walk Fitness in Richland does). But I may still give some thought to signing up at our local Club 24 when it opens.

This is a post from the West Richland Real Estate Blog by Cari and Matt McGee.

Club 24 Fitness coming to West Richland

Kadlec Clinic Now Open in West Richland

Matt McGee — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:10:52 +0000

If you’ve driven along Keene Rd. lately, you’ve probably noticed a lot of cars — and no construction equipment — in the parking lot of the Kadlec Medical Clinic. That’s because it’s now open and accepting patients!

Kadlec’s PR guy, Jim Hall, tells WRREB (that’s us) that a community grand opening event is planned for next Thursday, March 5, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the clinic.

The public is welcome – so head on out and welcome the newest medical facility in town!

[where: Keene Rd., West Richland, WA 99353]

This is a post from the West Richland Real Estate Blog by Cari and Matt McGee.

Kadlec Clinic Now Open in West Richland

Michelle Marcum talks about fire and flood at West Richland Golf Course

Matt McGee — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:45:35 +0000

Perhaps lost in all the craziness of the flooding these last few days is the fact that the West Richland Golf Course just lost its clubhouse to fire two weeks ago. Owner Michelle Marcum spoke over the weekend with KNDU … ironically, while the course itself was under water. Here’s the KNDU report:

Feed subscribers, please click through to watch the video if you can’t see it in your feed reader.

Here’s hoping the clubhouse gets rebuilt and golfers can get back on the course when the water recedes and weather allows!

[where: 4000 Fallon Drive, West Richland, WA 99353]

This is a post from the West Richland Real Estate Blog by Cari and Matt McGee.

Michelle Marcum talks about fire and flood at West Richland Golf Course

Henry’s Restaurant has moved to West Richland!

Matt McGee — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:05:23 +0000

You’ve probably seen the sign, but just in case … Henry’s Resturant has moved to West Richland. Gotta be happy whenever another fine dining establishment sets up shop in our humble little city.

Henry’s is now open at 4806 W. Van Giesen. That’s just about right across from the post office, and it’s in that building that used to be a nice donut shop. If you’re not familiar with Henry’s, they serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week — except on Sundays, when they close before dinner.

Cari takes our son to Henry’s for breakfast every year on the first day after school ends. Now they’ll be able to keep that tradition alive right here in West Richland.

This is a post from the West Richland Real Estate Blog by Cari and Matt McGee.

Henry’s Restaurant has moved to West Richland!