BENTON COUNTYNEW APPLICATIONSGinkgo Forest Winery, 357 Port Ave., Suite D, Prosser, has applied for a domestic winery <250,000 liters license.Thai City Noodles, 1407 N. Young St., Suite D, Kennewick has applied for a beer/wine restaurant license.Mod Super Fast Pizza, 2803 Queensgate Drive, Richland, has applied for a beer/wine restaurant license.The...

BENTON COUNTYNEW APPLICATIONSLeetcom Laboratories, 225805 E. Walter PRSE, Suite A, Kennewick, has applied for a marijuana producer tier 2 and marijuana processor license.Kloud 99, 335 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, has applied for a marijuana retailer and medical marijuana license.RustyNail, 63910 E. Sunset View PRSE, Building A, Benton City, has applied...

The fifth annual Walla Walla Business Summit is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 12 at the Marcus Whitman Hotel, 6 W. Rose St. in Walla Walla.Key speakers are Louis Zacharilla of Intelligent Community Forum on “OK, We’re ‘Smart.’ Now What? The Next Wave in Community Growth”); Kelley Moore...

An open house is planned April 19 so the public can review the final design concepts to improve the congested Queensgate Drive corridor in Richland.Two projects are planned: adding an Interstate 182 ramp roundabout and Queensgate Drive-Columbia Park Trail improvements.The work will affect traffic between the I-182 ramp and Keene...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comments from Union Pacific Railroad.Railex notified the state it would be laying off 88 people at its Wallula plant starting June 30.But they won’t be losing their jobs at the warehouse just south of Burbank.They’ll be working for Union Pacific Railroad...

The city of Richland’s Business and Economic Development Office’s second Ask Richland Business event is from 2 to 5 p.m. April 12 at Numerica Credit Union, 3045 Duportail St.This mobile business office is an opportunity for current and aspiring business owners to meet with the city’s staff about starting, operating,...

A mini drone race and virtual demonstration will be held at the Richland Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon April 15.The Atomic City Drone Club will have mini drones as well as larger more complex ones. The mini drones are plastic and small enough to fit in the palm...

A National Softball Association of Washington event set for this weekend is expected to draw more than 4,000 people to the Tri-Cities.The Tri-Cities is hosting is one of the organization’s largest tournaments, with more than 110 teams from throughout the Pacific Northwest competing, on April 7-9.The Ice Breaker Girls Fastpitch...