Benton REA is warning its members and residents of the Tri-Cities to be aware of door-to-door scammers attempting to collect payment on Benton REA electric bills.The electric co-operative received reports that the scammers were asking residents who wanted to pay by check to leave the “pay to” area of the...
Fowler General Construction of Richland received the ENR (Engineering News-Record) Regional Best Project award for the Northwest region in the K-12 education category for the construction of Desert Hills Middle School in Kennewick.The annual program is dedicating to honoring the best construction projects and the companies that designed and built them....
The Association of Washington Business presented six companies - including Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - with awards Nov. 29 at the group’s second-annual Evening of Excellence at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.The award recipients, selected from 18 finalists, were recognized for exemplifying the innovation, community spirit and environmental stewardship.“The award...
Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a multi-million dollar consumer protection lawsuit against ride sharing company Uber, alleging thousands of violations of the state’s data breach notification law.[blockquote quote="When a data breach puts people at risk, businesses must inform them." source="Bob Ferguson, Attorney General" align="right" max_width="300px"]Uber discovered a data breach...
Four chancellor finalists will be visiting Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland from Nov. 27-Dec. 5.They will meet with campus leaders and participate in open forums with students, faculty, and staff during their visits to the Tri-City campus.Details about the visits are online at https://president.wsu.edu/tri-cities-chancellor/.An 18-member search committee, headed up by...
As millions prepare to travel for the holidays this year, the Better Business Bureau is sending out a scam warning to travelers on what scams to look out for during the holiday rush.In the last three years, nearly 3,000 travel complaints have been reported to BBB Scam Tracker with $1.3 million lost....
Lamb Weston’s expansion of its Richland potato processing plant adds two million more pounds of frozen french fries daily to the worldwide market.The new $200 million addition has nearly doubled the company’s output of frozen spuds in Richland.“We’ve incorporated 45 years of making french fries into this factory,” said Mark...
Pasco warehouse’s 245 employees coordinate 270 weekly deliveries across seven statesAs AutoZone celebrated the grand opening of its new Pasco distribution center earlier this month, the company was offering $7,500 sign-on bonuses to entice qualified truck drivers to join the team.The company’s $50 million distribution center and truck maintenance yard...
A new trade school in west Pasco will provide classroom and laboratory space for apprentices pursuing careers in skilled trades, including future electricians, plumbers and sheet metal workers, all jobs in demand across the state.The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington, or CITC, is opening its first dedicated schooling site...
New machine can produce 400,000 tons a year of corrugated paper productsA $150 million investment at the Boise Paper plant in Wallula will replace one machine for another, nearly doubling the mill’s output.Port of Walla Walla Executive Director Patrick Reay described the change as transitioning from “white copy paper to...
