Business briefs October 2025

These business partners envision a transformational development that could add as much as $200 million to Franklin County’s tax base.

Belt-tightening and uncertainty continue to grip Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as research programs hang in the balance between a swing in federal policy toward clean energy and congressional deadlock over a federal budget.

The Mid-Columbia Symphony has an abbreviated slate of concerts this year as it works to build up its resources amid financial instability. 

A nonprofit serving youth in crisis in Benton and Franklin counties is consolidating its two Kennewick offices into a new, larger space to better support its staff and the community. 

A Kennewick woman was the grand prize winner of Banner Bank’s Dream Big Sweepstakes, earning $100,000 in cash.

The Association of Washington Business hit the road for its ninth annual Manufacturing Week bus tour and made stops in the Tri-Cities and across the state to showcase shop floors and highlight career opportunities in modern manufacturing.

Chris Walling claims she’s only doing it to pay her Visa bill, but the Tri-City watercolor artist has made a name for herself painting local landmarks and businesses, including many around Richland.

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. 

A long-awaited expansion and redesign of a stretch of Highway 12 south of the Tri-Cities may not roll out exactly as initially planned.