Providence’s latest round of layoffs will leave a mark at two of the region’s largest hospitals. 

The bill would be an expansion of a 2020 state law limiting the use of noncompete agreements to employees making above about $120,000 a year.

Affected positions range from those working in IT, software, mechanical and nuclear engineering, as well as roles connected to national security, cybersecurity research, chemistry, earth science and administration. 

Washington state’s top justice official is throwing more resources into enforcing the state’s worker protections, saying federal efforts have lapsed under the Trump administration. 

The Tri-Cities job market is less degree-dependent than the state overall.

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history continues to roil the nation but work at the Hanford site is continuing for now.

Nearly 600 job seekers and several small business owners across the region gained new skills, jobs and funding in the past year, thanks to the Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council.

This online-only university is helping nearly 1,000 students across Benton and Franklin counties get degrees while staying in their homes – and their jobs.

With many retiring from the nuclear industry, preparing the industry’s next generation, especially with small modular reactors, or SMRs, on the horizon, is crucial.