Farmland Reserve Inc., a Utah-based nonprofit related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was the winning bidder at a June 17 bankruptcy auction for the 22,500-acre collection of Benton County farms owned by Easterday Ranches Inc. and Easterday Farms.Easterday, a fourth-generation, family-owned agriculture giant based in Franklin...
Richland-based Fowler General Construction Inc. will build three projects at the Hanford site under a trio of new contracts worth a combined $19 million.Washington River Protection Solutions, which holds the tank operations contract at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, announced the new contracts on July 6.Two projects totaling...
A fast-growing Prosser winery is the latest addition to Vintner’s Village.WIT Cellars, formed in 2016 by three former Kestrel Vintners winemakers, bought the Gamache Vintners four-acre property at 505 Cabernet Court for $1 million in June.WIT owners Flint Nelson, Gina Adams and Cat Warwick were considering building their own winemaking...
Another Franklin County farm is being plowed under to meet Pasco’s growing appetite for industrial land.The Port of Pasco will establish a new industrial center off Highway 395 after closing a $4.4 million deal to buy 55 acres from Cox Family Land LLC.The port will operate the property as Pasco...
Darigold Inc. will build its largest ever milk drying plant in Pasco, cementing the city’s status as one of the Northwest’s leading centers for food processing.If completed,150 acres at the Port of Pasco's future Reimann Industrial Center off Highway 395 will become home to the largest protein and butter plant...
Most pandemic restrictions were lifted in Washington on June 30 as Gov. Jay Inslee celebrated the state's work to combat the virus that causes Covid-19."Because folks listened to science and stayed home to stay healthy, wore masks and got vaccinated, we can now safely fully re-open our state's economy and...
BPA is asking Tri-Citians to conserve energy between 5-7 p.m. to avoid unplanned power outages. The nonprofit federal power marketer posted the plea on its Facebook page at 4 p.m. Monday, June 28, noting that “our transmission system in the Tri-Cities area is experiencing record demand. We have room above the...
The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business is accepting applications for its 14th annual Young Professionals contest. The annual program honors local professionals 40 and under for their professional and civic accomplishments. It has honored 112 exceptional young Tri-Citians in a diverse array of occupations since the program debuted in 2008. The nomination deadline is Friday, July 2. Candidates may...
The Kennewick Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar is staying put after tough lease renewal negotiations prompted its landlord to enlist NAI Tri-Cities to market its building to new tenants. Applebee’s at 606 N. Columbia Center Blvd. was pitched as a highly-visible retail location with nearly 33,000 vehicles passing by each day...
Lori WoodsIsoray Inc., the Richland company that makes radioactive seeds to treat prostate cancer, has raised more than $50 million through supplemental stock offerings in recent months, with most targeted to expand its reach to other types of cancer.Isoray (NYSE American: ISR) raised nearly $10 million in October to fund...
