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The Port of Kennewick is enhancing the quality of life in the Tri-Cities and surrounding region. This is your port. LEARN MORE Vista Field Redevelopment Begins! After years of listening and planning, work is underway to honor the community’s vision for an urban town center. EXPLORE THE VISTA FIELD PROJECT The Food Truck Plaza at Columbia Gardens is open! Mobile vendors are serving street eats at Columbia Gardens Artisan Village on East Columbia Drive. FIND YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TRUCK Art has the power to transform. The Port of Kennewick was honored with a Governor’s Heritage Award for its significant contributions to the creative and cultural vitality of Washington state. Artwork in the Port district helps share the stories of the community’s history, culture, people, and lifestyle. EXPLORE PORT DISTRICT ARTWORK Governor's Arts and Heritage Awards 2018 program cover. Aerial of Columbia Gardens Food Truck Plaza.
A water feature and pedestrian bridge at Vista Field.

Vista Field

Creating a walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented urban town center by following a community-driven master plan.

Latino Heritage Mural installed on the Columbia Gardens wine buildings.

Columbia Drive

Reconnecting the community to its waterfront and historic downtown along east Columbia Drive in Kennewick.

Clover Island view from the sky

Clover Island

Renewing a waterfront destination with public amenities, boat launch, marina, artwork and a restored shoreline.

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Port of Kennewick Commission Chambers.
Port Seeks District 1 Commission Board Member
Port of Kennewick is seeking applicants to represent District 1 on its Board of Commissioners. Port Commissioners Skip Novakovich and Raul Contreras Gonzalez will appoint a replacement by the end of November to fill the District 1 position.
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Front of the Port of Kennewick offices building on Clover Island.
Port to Host Washington’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
Port of Kennewick is hosting a board meeting in the Tri-Cities for Washington’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). The public meeting is on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at port's commission chambers located at 350 Clover Island Drive, Suite 200 in Kennewick.
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Port of Kennewick Commissioners Skip Novakovich (third from right) and Raul Contreras Gonzalez (second from left) present the proclamation to Purple Heart recipient and Army veteran Don Wicks (center) and other members of local VFW Post 5785 (from left) Army veteran Jim Witt, Marine veteran Kevin Veleke and Navy veteran Mike Dotson.
Port of Kennewick Becomes First “Purple Heart Port” in Washington
To honor and remember those wounded or killed in service to the country, Port of Kennewick, in coordination with Veterans of Foreign Wars James E. Rosselot Post 5785 in Kennewick, resolved to become the state’s first Purple Heart Port.
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Portrait of Commissioner Ken Hohenberg.
Commissioner Ken Hohenberg Announces Retirement From Port of Kennewick Board
Port of Kennewick Commissioner Ken Hohenberg is retiring from the port’s Board of Commissioners effective Sept. 1, 2026. His retirement was announced today at the commission’s regular board meeting.
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Latest News

Port of Kennewick Commission Chambers.
Port Seeks District 1 Commission Board Member
Port of Kennewick is seeking applicants to represent District 1 on its Board of Commissioners. Port Commissioners Skip Novakovich and Raul Contreras Gonzalez will appoint a replacement by the end of November to fill the District 1 position.
READ MORE
Front of the Port of Kennewick offices building on Clover Island.
Port to Host Washington’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
Port of Kennewick is hosting a board meeting in the Tri-Cities for Washington’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). The public meeting is on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at port's commission chambers located at 350 Clover Island Drive, Suite 200 in Kennewick.
READ MORE
Port of Kennewick Commissioners Skip Novakovich (third from right) and Raul Contreras Gonzalez (second from left) present the proclamation to Purple Heart recipient and Army veteran Don Wicks (center) and other members of local VFW Post 5785 (from left) Army veteran Jim Witt, Marine veteran Kevin Veleke and Navy veteran Mike Dotson.
Port of Kennewick Becomes First “Purple Heart Port” in Washington
To honor and remember those wounded or killed in service to the country, Port of Kennewick, in coordination with Veterans of Foreign Wars James E. Rosselot Post 5785 in Kennewick, resolved to become the state’s first Purple Heart Port.
READ MORE
Portrait of Commissioner Ken Hohenberg.
Commissioner Ken Hohenberg Announces Retirement From Port of Kennewick Board
Port of Kennewick Commissioner Ken Hohenberg is retiring from the port’s Board of Commissioners effective Sept. 1, 2026. His retirement was announced today at the commission’s regular board meeting.
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