Tri Cities Washington Resources
Copyright© 2007, The Lane Real Estate Team
We have put together this page of useful information for the Tri Cities region. If there are other resources we need to include, please do not hesitate to make a recommendation.
LOCAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRI-CITIES REGION
Tri City Association of Realtors® MLS
Our local news: Tri City Herald & Tri-City Citizen || Weather || Hanford News
The local city government pages: Kennewick || Richland || Pasco
Maps of Tri-Cities: Kennewick || Richland || Pasco
Chambers of Commerce: Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce (Kennewick & Richland) || Pasco Chamber of Commerce || West Richland Chamber of Commerce
General history, geography, demographic, etc., information: Tri Cities Washington || Kennewick Washington || Richland Washington || Pasco Washington || West Richland Washington || Benton City Washington || Franklin County || Benton County || Washington State || Washington Government || Eastern Washington || Columbia River Plateau
Tourist and Convention Information ~ Tri Cities Visitors & Convention Bureau
The Tri-Cities Industrial Development Council ~ TRIDEC
Police Departments:
Kennewick Police Department (509) 585-4336
Pasco Police Department (509) 545-3414
Richland Police Department (509) 942-7351
West Richland Police Department (509) 967-3425
National Sex Offender Registry
EDUCATION
The three school districts: Kennewick || Richland || Pasco
Rating sites for schools: GreatSchools.net || The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) || Washington State School Report Card || SchoolMatters.com
Local colleges and miscellaneous higher level learning: Columbia Basin College || Washington State University Tri Cities || United States Department of Education || Superintendent of Washington Public Schools
MOVING IN
Washington Vehicle Licensing
Phone:
Verizon (Richland & Kennewick) ~ 1-800-483-4000 Residential, 1-800-483-5000 Business
Qwest Dex (Pasco) ~ 1-800-244-1111 Residential, 1-800-603-6000 Business
Power:
Benton PUD ~ 582-2175 ~ 2721 W. 10th Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336
Franklin County PUD ~ 547-5591 ~ 1411 W. Clark, Pasco, WA 99301
City of Richland ~ 942-7390 ~ 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352
Benton Rural Electric Assoc. ~ 967-2921 ~ 6095 W. Van Giesen, West Richland, WA 99353
Cable TV:
Charter Communications ~ 1-866-731-5420 ~ 639 N. Kellogg, Kennewick, WA 99336
Water:
City of Kennewick ~ 585-4200 ~ 210 W. 6th Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336
City of Richland ~ 942-7390 ~ 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352
City of Pasco ~ 545-3446 ~ 525 N. 3rd, Pasco, WA 99301
Garbage:
No Website! ~ Basin Disposal ~ 547-2476 ~ 1210 S. Grey, Pasco, WA 99301
Waste Management ~ 582-5121 ~ 1611 S. Washington, Kennewick, WA 99336
Public Works Dept. ~ 942-7490 ~ 840 Northgate Drive, Richland, WA 99352
Internal Revenue Service ~ Selling Your Home || Business Uses of Your Home || First Time Homeowners || Depreciating Property || Investment Incone and Expenses
ATTRACTIONS
Points of interest: The Kennewick Man || Historic Downtown Kennewick ||
Tri-Cities Coliseum Home of area sporting events, concerts, and gatherings.
TRAC Facility Trade, Recreation and Agriculture Center.
Hydroplane Racing
Tri-Cities Sports
Benton Franklin County Fairgrounds
Area art & music links: Columbia Basin College Art Center || Camerata Musica || Consort Columbia || Mid-Columbia Symphony || Three Rivers Folk Life Society || Area Arts Calendar || Mid-Columbia Art Galleries
Children's links: Ask Dr. Universe ||Benton-Franklin Developmental Center || Children's Center || Coyoteville Comics || Greater Richland Little League || Three Rivers Children's Museum> || The Little Herald || Tri-Cities Youth Soccer Association
Outdoor activities: Inter-Mountain Alpine Club || Area Parks, Monuments & Forests || Hikes Around Home || Desert Kayak & Canoe Club || Desert Kayak Instruction || Chinook Cycling Club || Tri-City Bike Club || Finley Flyers Cycling Club || Burbank Goose Club || Undersea Adventures
Wine related: MikeL's Guide to Area Wineries || Washington Wine Related Books || Winepress Northwest || Tri-Cities Enological Society || Washington Wine Commission || Washington Assn. of Wine Grape Growers || Ice Harbor Brewing
Golf in the Tri-Cities
MISCELLANEOUS
Hospitals & medical: Kadlec Medical Center || Lourdes Health Network || Kennewick General Hospital || Tri-Cities Cancer Center
Local television stations: KVEWTV || KEPRTV || KNDU || KRLB-TV
Ports: Kennewick || Pasco
National Sex Offender Registry
Seeking Employment: Worksource Columbia Basin
Know Your Closing
Internal Revenue Service ~ Forms and Publications
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Company, Type, Employees
Battelle/PNNL ~ Research Laboratory ~ 4,178
Fluor Hanford, Inc. ~ Government Contractor ~ 3,499
Bechtel National Inc. ~ Government Contractor ~ 1,858
Tyson Fresh Meats ~ Meat Packing ~ 1,800
ConAgra/Lamb-Weston ~ Food Processing ~ 1,685
Kadlec Medical Center ~ Hospital ~ 1,313
CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc. Government Contractor 1,136
Energy Northwest ~ Electric Utility ~ 1,072
Broetje Orchards (Seasonal) ~ Agricultural Services ~ 988
Kennewick General Hospital ~ Hospital ~ 765
Tri-Cities Airport ~ Airport ~ 703
Benton County ~ County Government ~ 664
Lockheed Martin Services, Inc. ~ Information Technology Services ~ 650
Framatome ANP, Richland (an AREVA Company) ~ Nuclear Fuel ~ 625
Lourdes Health Network ~ Hospital ~ 610
Apollo Inc. ~ Manufacturing/Contractor ~ 290
DOE Richland Operations ~ Government Contractor ~ 243
DOE Office of River Protection ~ Government Contractor ~ 102