Areva NP is now called Framatome.The international company’s Richland plant supplies fuel and fuel-related products for commercial pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors.Framatome isn’t an unfamiliar name to Areva. The company changed its name to Areva NP in 2006.Resurrecting the Framatome name won’t affect much at the Richland plant,...

The Kennewick P.F. Chang’s restaurant will close Jan. 21.A sign at the 8108 W. Gage Blvd. restaurant thanks customers “for being part of our family.”A P.F. Chang’s spokesman said the restaurant’s lease has expired.The 6,615-square-foot Chinese restaurant has been open for 10 years and employs about 50 people.The building is...

Fitness centers were one of most complained about businesses in 2017 It’s a new year filled with hope and promises to be healthier - and the reason why January through March is the busiest time for new gym memberships.But not everyone who joined a gym in 2017 had a good experience.The Better Business Bureau Northwest & the Pacific received more than 90 complaints about...