Goodwill Industries of the Columbia has the green light to build a new building at 7511 Wrigley Drive in Pasco. It’ll be bigger than the Kennewick Goodwill. 

Construction worker shortages nationwide are the leading cause of project delays as new immigration enforcement efforts have affected nearly a third of construction firms nationwide, including in Washington. 

City officials first announced on Aug. 12 they were aware of the project being delayed due to the strike by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302. 

Washington state’s unemployment rate held steady in July, but the Tri-Cities metro area saw it jump as hundreds of individuals began seeking unemployment benefits. 

Language interpreters for Washington state’s labor agency sued last year alleging they were owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in missed payments. More than a year later, they say the issue still hasn’t been resolved. 

Work on several miles along Highway 224 in West Richland and on Dallas Road in Richland has been halted as workers with one union call for a strike. 

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has begun asking staff to voluntarily separate as the Tri-Cities’ largest employer seeks to make cuts in response to anticipated federal spending reductions. 

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray recently made several stops in the Tri-Cities using Congress’ August recess to rally support to halt federal budget cuts that will kick tens of thousands of area residents off Medicaid and slash more than 1,000 jobs from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

A new primary health care clinic in the Tri-Cities is increasing access and lowering prices for members of three local unions, driven by their efforts to seek quality care for their members.

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.