One of the Tri-Cities’ largest employers, which has already cut hundreds of local workers in the past year, is about to cut roughly 400 more jobs across its global workforce.

Following the recent opening of a new dairy processing plant in Pasco, Seattle-based Darigold Inc. is turning attention to its Spokane plant.

The indoor farming company that recently built a 3-acre warehouse in Pasco has secured $10 million in new funding from an existing investor and taken steps to reduce its debt, the company announced Aug. 4. 

One of the Tri-Cities’ largest employers is increasing the size of its board of directors, with a number of its current members stepping down. 

Fruit processor Del Monte Foods is shuttering facilities in Yakima and Wapato as of early August. The closure means the loss of nearly 500 jobs. 

The Port of Pasco has selected the consultant that will help inform efforts to revitalize Connell’s economy after Lamb Weston closed its production facility there.

French fry producer Lamb Weston is beginning to see its financials turning a corner. But its corporate leaders acknowledge that they don’t anticipate smooth sailing just yet.

After Lamb Weston’s abrupt departure from Connell left hundreds unemployed and the city’s budget devastated, the community now may have a clearer path to bringing a new company to town.

A $100,000 state grant to study potential industrial sites in Connell may provide a path to economic sustainability for a community still dealing with the closure of its largest employer.

Q&A with Mike Crowley, president, North America, Lamb Weston.