The U.S. Customs and Border Protection tariff refund system went live April 20, marking what small business advocates call a “complex” first step for entrepreneurs to recoup $166 billion in import taxes accrued under President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in February. 

A vacant Amazon warehouse in Pasco that cost nearly $140 million to build will soon see another $30 million in improvements to make it operational, reflecting a shift toward increased automation and leaner staffing.

Roughly eight months after they were closed, one of the four Rite Aid pharmacy buildings that served the Tri-Cities has found a new tenant.

Two auto part companies are expanding their Tri-Cities presence with two new stores. 

A downtown Kennewick bookstore is permanently closing its storefront due to smoke and water damage related to the fire at a neighboring restaurant three weeks ago. 

A new Washington state law offers a way to make change in an era without pennies. 

For years, Tri-Cities shoppers have made the trip to Union Gap, Spokane or the west side for discounted designer finds, but this fall a Nordstrom Rack will bring those deals closer to home. 

A Richland church recently bought the Uptown Theatre as well as five adjacent commercial spaces for $1 million from the estate of the late business owner and developer Warren Luke. It is already planning improvements.

It’s a tale of two economies in Benton and Franklin counties based on the latest taxable retail sales data recently released by state revenue officials.

A national auto parts retailer that a year ago had to pay more than $160,000 in illegally eliminated sick time to its Washington state employees must now pay millions for discriminating against employees.