The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy recently awarded a $1.4 million grant to WSU to develop a Reactor Ready Training Program to address workforce gaps in the nuclear industry.
Pasco High School students with an interest in criminal justice careers now have the option to get more exposure to the field before graduating high school.
More than a decade after a Hanford-focused trade school closed, Atomic Technical Institute is helping to fill a gap in training for environmental and nuclear safety jobs, creating a new pathway for workers to enter and advance in a field critical to the region’s workforce.
The Richland School District has launched a community facilities task force to develop a long-range facilities plan following a failed bond measure in 2024 to build a third high school in West Richland.
This Richland student has logged more than 300 flight hours, earned her private pilot’s license and instrument rating, and is now working toward her commercial license while still in high school, taking a nontraditional path toward a career in aviation outside the usual college route.
Only months after Heritage University’s president said he wanted his institution to play a bigger role in the Tri-Cities, a new deal between the university and the city of Kennewick appears to be the first step toward that goal.
The city of Kennewick plans a $33 million water treatment facility after detecting PFAS levels above Washington state action levels in March 2024 and March 2025.
