A Pasco-based union that got its start using cutting-edge technology on the top-secret Manhattan Project at Hanford continues to innovate as it prepares the next generation for careers as plumbers and pipefitters.
The pace is picking up at Vista Field, which had two groundbreakings in the last 30 days as an eye care clinic and bridal boutique plan to make the Port of Kennewick-owned land home.
Efforts to rally the community to take care of veterans memorials in Kennewick have raised about $15,000 and rallied dozens of volunteers, who have already improved two of them, with work on another memorial hopefully starting this summer.
A facility that serves a critical role in the community by providing respite care and helping manage serious symptoms in hospice patients soon will be getting a $3.5 million upgrade to better serve patients and their families.
The long-awaited space will have tables and seating along with green space and a small open-air theater with artificial turf to serve patrons of all ages.
Leadership Tri-Cities Class 28 will soon begin work on landscaping 21,000 square feet of property outside the future Columbia Valley Center for Recovery in Kennewick.
Vancouver came in as the top Pacific Northwest city, followed by Gresham, Oregon, then Kennewick. The only other Washington city on the list, Spokane, came in at No. 6 for the region.
