The Port of Pasco is updating the Tri-Cities Airport master plan, with concepts for expanded gates, ticketing, baggage claim and security expected before port commissioners in early 2027.

Organizers of the Tri-Cities' third annual Ironman triathlon in September plan to welcome participating athletes with a new celebration and they want it to showcase the best of the food, art and more of what the region has to offer. 

This Tri-Cities startup cracked a problem the agriculture industry has struggled with for years – how to make microbes work as practical, affordable alternatives to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. And local investors are working to keep it rooted in the Tri-Cities.

In Benton and Franklin counties, a growing effort is underway to better understand how environmental factors influence both community health and the long-term vitality of the local economy. 

Hops industry leaders say the current downturn reflects less of a collapse than a market correction following years of rapid growth driven by the craft beer boom. As beer consumption shifts and demand cools, growers and brewers are searching for new opportunities in exports, hospitality and nonalcoholic beverages.

New cost pressures tied to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East – particularly around energy markets and fertilizer supply chains – are adding another layer of uncertainty for wheat growers heading into the next year.

Benton County cannabis producers and processors saw revenues fall sharply in 2025 as falling marijuana prices, oversupply, high taxes and competition from illicit sellers continued to squeeze Washington’s legal cannabis industry.

Oregon Potato Company has completed construction of its new 20,200-square-foot, two-story corporate headquarters at 6727 Chapel Hill Blvd. in Pasco.

The new Pasco Aquatic Center at 5204 Road 108 in Pasco is getting ready to open in late June. 

The Tri-Cities Airport has completed construction of its Quick Turn Around Facility at 1803 W. Argent Road in Pasco.