This fall Habitat Tri-County Partners, which includes Habitat for Humanity partners in Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties, dug into an ambitious new housing project, the Whitehouse Addition in Pasco.[blockquote quote="You can volunteer for a few hours, a single day or every week." source="Rick Jansons executive director of Habitat Tri-County...

Tri-Cities Community Health has nearly completed the renovation of its La Clinica Building at 515 W. Court St. in Pasco.Elite Construction was the general contractor on the renovation project.The reception area was updated and renovated to provide better patient and staff flow and improve space utilization.The facility now has seven...

Rich Cummins, president of Columbia Basin College, and Dara and John Foster, of Kennewick, were honored by the Port of Kennewick in early December.[blockquote quote="The Foster’s partnership on this project demonstrates their personal stewardship of Clover Island and a selfless devotion to our region’s quality of life." source="Tim Arntzen, CEO...

A new flag is now flying over Hanford’s B Reactor. It’s the flag of the National Forest Service, signifying Hanford’s inclusion as one of the three sites creating the new Manhattan Project National Historical Park.[blockquote quote="This is where the nuclear age began. It’s important to preserve it for the future."...

Creating a powerful legacy for a bright future was the theme of the 2015 Visit Tri-Cities annual meeting in November.[blockquote quote="To say this year was anything other than bigger, bolder, brighter would simply be an understatement." source="Kris Watkins, CEO & president of Visit Tri-Cities" align="right" max_width="300px"]Speakers praised the accomplishments made...

By Francis WhiteThree technologies — a computational tool to improve power grid planning, a process to create biofuel from kelp and a hybrid device that makes hydrogen and stores energy — are being developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and its partners under new projects just announced by the Department...

After more than two years of planning, construction is nearly complete on three new buildings that will offer three new dining options in central Richland while sprucing up a once dreary corner in central Richland.[blockquote quote="We are going to focus on great ingredients and great quality." source="Anthony Belsito, general manager...

By Kris JohnsonAmerica’s manufacturing comeback isn’t over.That’s one of the findings from the 2015 Manufacturing & Distribution Monitor Report, an annual survey of manufacturing firms conducted by RSM, formerly known as McGladrey. Kris Johnson, Association of Washington BusinessAfter suffering through years of decline, the resurgence that began in 2010 —...