Driving a forklift may look easy, but driving one safely requires the right training and experience. Professional forklift drivers from across the state are invited to demonstrate their skills in regional tryouts in Spokane and Seattle. Top finishers will take part in the statewide Forklift Rodeo in September.The Spokane regional...
Three proposed changes to improve the safety and access of Kennewick’s Highway 395-Ridgeline Drive intersection will be unveiled at a May 10 open house.The meeting about the intersection is at 4:30 p.m. in the Southridge High School library, 3520 Southridge Blvd., Kennewick.Over the past several months, the consulting team of...
Learn more about the city of Pasco’s plans to develop the northwest area of the city west of Broadmoor Boulevard.The city will hold an open house meeting about the so-called Broadmoor master plan and Environmental Impact Statement from 4 to 8 p.m. May 9 in city council chambers at Pasco...
Benton and Franklin counties ranked among the best places to own a home in Washington, according to a recent study.SmartAsset’s third annual study compared average rent and home prices in counties across the U.S. to find the places where buying makes the most sense.The financial technology firm compared the total...
A Richland contractor has been selected to build Kennewick School District’s new dual language elementary school.The district’s Board of Directors approved Fowler General Construction Inc.’s as the lowest bidder to build Elementary #17 at the former site of Desert Hills Middle School at 6011 W. 10th Place.Fowler provided a base bid...
Learn about access to capital in today’s economy, business assistance programs and challenges in growing a business during a May workshop in Kennewick.The U.S. Department of the Treasury and state Department of Commerce invite local small business representatives to a financing workshop called, “Access to Capital: Barriers, Opportunities & Assistance.”The...
A free Shred Day event is from 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 21 at 3045 Duportail St. in the Numerica Credit Union parking lot in Richland.Each person can bring up to three bags or boxes of personal documents per person, but no cardboard or three-ring binders.The Better Business Bureau serving the Northwest has teamed up with NBC Right Now Tri-Cities and Numerica Credit Union – Tri-Cities for the event.Here’s a reminder...
The proposed and much anticipated Pasco-to-Los Angeles flight first announced in 2015 hasn’t taken off yet.But local officials haven’t given up hope.“At this point we’re in a holding pattern,” said Carl Adrian, president and CEO of TRIDEC, with no pun intended.Adrian said the Tri-Cities is ready, but it’s just a...
25 employees lost their jobs April 1 and more cuts are expectedAbout 25 Trios Health employees have lost their jobs as Kennewick’s public hospital district grapples to fix a financial crisis.The series of layoffs that took effect April 1 are expected to save more than $2 million.But facing net losses...
Three prominent Tri-Citians hope to persuade the federal government to turn over Army Corps of Engineers’ riverfront land to local governments by the end of this year.This has been a dream for some Tri-Citians for at least 30 years, if not longer.Their immediate hurdle is no one is really sure...
