Washington’s Lottery is moving its Central Washington Regional Office to the Tri-Cities.

The current office on South Fifth Avenue in Yakima is closing on Nov. 16, and the new office at 8551 W. Gage Blvd., Suite K, in Kennewick is set to open on Nov. 20.

The 2,370-square-foot office in...

It’s mostly trees, plus a bit of beachhead.

There’s no access road, so you’ll need a kayak or possibly hip waders.

But if you’ve got a spirit of adventure and a yearning for a natural area to call your own, you could be the owner of the 13-acre Fox Island...

The saying goes, “There’s strength in numbers,” and two housing agencies serving low income, disabled and senior clients in the Tri-Cities area are counting on that to be true by creating a new consortium.

The Benton Franklin Housing Consortium officially formed on Oct. 17, when the chairmen of the...

The pandemic changed the landscape for plenty of nonprofits and pet adoption groups were no exception.

Adoption rates hit an all-time high. More than 23 million households, or 20%, adopted a pet, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. But as people’s lives returned...

By Scott Butner

The Atomic City Roller Derby team is seeking a new home after the pandemic upended its longtime practice and game venues.

Founded in 2007, the team began as part of a nationwide resurgence of the sport of roller derby, brought about by the formation of the Women’s...

Headstones bearing the Wallace family name stretch out in a long line at the Evergreen Cemetery outside Benton City. They mark the final resting place of Steve Wallace’s parents, grandparents and other relatives.

Wallace, 67, hopes to continue the line but the 2.5-acre cemetery at 7 W. Corral Creek...

Washington is poised to raise the minimum wage again at the beginning of next year, keeping it at the highest state-level in the nation. Together with proposed increases to workers’ compensation rates, the topics can be hot button issues for small business owners who often place the blame...

As one of the biggest employers in the region, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland makes a positive impact on the state’s economy, but especially in Benton and Franklin counties.

And it has the data to prove it.

The lab directly and indirectly supported $1.93 billion in economic output and...

A few months from now, when the 1,805-square-foot home off Corinth Drive in Pasco is finished, Damian Corona has an idea how he’ll feel. “I’ll feel accomplished,” he said.

That’s because the 17-year-old senior at Chiawana High School will have helped build the home from the ground up through...

Theodore Properties LLC will complete construction by year’s end on its new Flex Space Business Centers in the Horn Rapids Industrial Park in Richland.

Family law attorney Jennifer LaCoste has completed a 15,000-square-foot office building that will serve as a forever home for her Kennewick firm.

Located on a 15,000 square-foot lot at 2062 N. Steptoe St., this modern two-story building was designed by DKEI Architecture.

The occupied portion, currently home to LaCoste Law,...

Ford Group LLC has built a modern building designed with single slope roofs and floor-to-ceiling windows with 4,653 square feet of space at 1663 Fowler St., Richland.

It is built to grey shell condition with the intent of offering as vanilla shell once a tenant has been selected. The asking rate...