The Port of Columbia plans to break ground by the end of the year on the first building at Blue Mountain Station, an eco-friendly food park and tourist destination in the town of Dayton, 25 miles northeast of Walla Walla.
A new survey shows economists are growing slightly more optimistic about recovery in the job and housing markets but expect other pillars of the economy to remain weak.
Wanda Group said it will invest an additional $500 million in development, which will allow AMC to renovate cinemas and install more 3-D and IMAX systems.