The Tri-Cities labor market in March was the tightest it’s been since November 2024, and the unemployment rate was the lowest it has ever been for that time of year.
High school students in Kennewick School District’s FFA programs have been growing and caring for a variety of plants – from flowers to vegetables – and now they are sharing them at upcoming plant sales.
A Richland-based agricultural company is reforming its hiring practices and paying a fine to the state Attorney General’s Office after an investigation into discriminatory employment practices and misrepresentations to local farmworkers about job opportunities.
The Tri-Cities labor market in March was the tightest it’s been since November 2024, and the unemployment rate was the lowest it has ever been for that time of year.
High school students in Kennewick School District’s FFA programs have been growing and caring for a variety of plants – from flowers to vegetables – and now they are sharing them at upcoming plant sales.
A Richland-based agricultural company is reforming its hiring practices and paying a fine to the state Attorney General’s Office after an investigation into discriminatory employment practices and misrepresentations to local farmworkers about job opportunities.
A nonprofit focused on providing stable housing for those in recovery is poised to build its first residential community for up to six families while they work toward self-sufficiency.
Construction is underway on a new bilingual beauty school that will offer courses in esthetics, advanced aesthetics and nail technology in both English and Spanish.
As hearing aid technology continues to advance, business is booming for a Kennewick audiology center and plans are in motion for an expansion to West Richland.
Hanford’s new AI tool can condense emails and analyze and summarize complicated documents, saving Hanford’s human workers tons of time, according to Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS), which developed the system.
Multimillion-dollar improvements for Canyon Lakes Golf Course include moving Golf Universe from Edison Avenue to the course, expanding the parking lot, revamping the restaurant and other improvements designed to attract more golfers and visitors.
Mike and Davina Pink, owners of Pink Farms, recently completed construction on a two-story office with attached farm shop at 13010 N. Glade Road in Eltopia.
While there have been lots of numbers thrown around about the size of the state’s budget shortfall, the reality is that the state has a spending problem, not a revenue program.
By leveraging both its hydroelectric resources and heavy industry sectors, the PNW can create a new wave of economic prosperity and develop a regional energy hub that will benefit local industry and consumers.