West Richland Economy Going Strong

I’m no economist, but it seems to me that West Richland’s economy is going really strong these days. When I go out and ride my bike around Bird Hill during the day, there are still all kinds of new houses being built. (I’ll leave it to my wife to write more about all that real estate stuff.) Rural roads are being paved. You may have read about the new wine village that’s going in along Keene Rd. Kadlec Medical Center is building a new clinic.

There’s all kinds of new development and new businesses starting up in West Richland, and a lot of it is happening up on Bird Hill. I took a few photos last week during one of those bike rides. Have a look:

Paradise Plaza

This is Paradise Plaza, which is on Paradise Way behind the semi-new Yoke’s Supermarket. The businesses in here include an Avocado Mexican Grill and Allure Hair Studio. One of these days I want to try Avocado for lunch and see what it’s like.

Paradise Place

Paradise Place is another retail site in the same parking lot as Yoke’s. It’s at the corner of Paradise Way and Bombing Range Road. There’s a Sahara Pizza, a game store, and a coffee shop in this group of stores. Sahara Pizza is also on my list of things to try soon.

GESA Credit Union

Right across the street from Paradise Plaza and Paradise Place is a GESA Credit Union branch. That’s good — banks mean traffic, and traffic driving by the new retail sites has to be good for business.

76 Gas / Quiznos

And finally, right across Bombing Range Rd. from all of this is a new 76 gas station, with a Quiznos Restaurant inside, too. This is still under construction, but it doesn’t look like they have much left to do. I’m guessing it’ll be open any day now. I’ve already tried Quiznos plenty of times, and will certainly be eating there again now that it’s so close to home. Hopefully the gas prices won’t be too far out of line with what the other places around West Richland are charging.

There was also supposed to be a new 24-hour fitness center being built right next to the gas station, but that seems to have been delayed or canceled altogether. Despite that, it’s pretty obvious that the West Richland economy is going strong. And it’s great to have some new shopping and eating options right here in the neighborhood.

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