Gov. Bob Ferguson didn’t mince words during a Sept. 12 press conference in Kennewick: if the Waste Treatment Plant at the Hanford site does not begin treating waste by Oct. 15, the state will pursue legal action to bring the facility online and the state will win. 

As immigration policies change, farmers are turning to a guest worker program known as the H-2A visa program, an option allowing farmers to legally hire workers from other countries. As immigration detentions ramp up, concerns grow among employers and domestic workers.

A Wenatchee-based tree fruit producer with orchards in the Mid-Columbia is partnering with a farm management company to expand organic apple and cherry production in the Columbia Basin. 

The Trump administration’s top official at the U.S. Department of Energy has reportedly told a Washington senator that he is stalling operations at a critical Hanford site facility that is weeks away from beginning operations – though his office says otherwise.

A company that started in a small shop in Kennewick and now has offices spread across five states is one of Washington state’s fastest growing companies, according to one business publication. 

The Port of Kennewick completed phase one of the Vista Field Southern Gateway project on June 30 at 6708 W. Deschutes Ave. in Kennewick.

A1 Hospitality will complete construction this fall on Flight Path Plaza, a mixed-use retail facility at 2915 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, near the Tri-Cities Airport.

Hogback Canal Drive LLC has completed construction on the Hogback Canal Drive complex anchored by Panera Bread at 6821 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick. 

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