Two of Gov. Bob Ferguson’s first three executive orders are focused on streamlining housing construction regulations and cutting times for permitting and licensing. 

He started at the Richland hospital in a part-time role helping with community outreach. In addition to providing the automated voice for Kadlec’s phone answering system, he connected with the community via radio, television and podcasts. He most recently served as Kadlec’s chief philanthropy officer after spending much of his career as director of communication. 

The Kennewick School Board will interview six preliminary finalists as it searches for a successor to Superintendent Traci Pierce. Members of the public may attend and observe the interview process on Jan. 28 and 30, and observers will have the opportunity to provide written feedback to the school board.   

Seven years ago, in the landmark case known as McCleary, justices ruled the state had complied with the court’s order to ensure ample funding for basic education. But the state’s been backsliding since, Reykdal said, and no longer provides enough money to local school districts to keep pace with rising costs.

Augment Wellness Tri-Cities recently opened at 5216 W. Okanogan Place, Suite 120, Kennewick

Frank and Sons Auto Body is better able to serve customers in its new West Richland facility at 3390 Kennedy Road.

Prosser Memorial Health will open its new hospital and surgical specialty clinic on Feb. 1 at 200 Prosser Health Drive.

Though downtown Kennewick doesn’t qualify for a National Register of Historic Places historic district designation, several of its buildings are eligible for the register.

The company’s goal is to develop a nuclear supply chain campus with its own manufacturing facility as the anchor. That facility would come through a $3 billion investment while creating 1,000 direct jobs and another 3,000 that would support them.