Construction of a $175 million insulation manufacturing plant planned at Wallula Gap is on the horizon and the company behind it is seeing strong interest from contractors wanting to help build it.
The first Pitch Latino Tri-Cities recently took place in Kennewick, bringing together seven local business owners to pitch their ideas for cash prizes. One came away with the top prize.
Owners of commercial buildings in Kennewick could end up paying hundreds of dollars in penalties if their fire alarms go off frequently without there being a need for firefighters to respond.
Multimillion-dollar improvements for Canyon Lakes Golf Course include moving Golf Universe from Edison Avenue to the course, expanding the parking lot, revamping the restaurant and other improvements designed to attract more golfers and visitors.
Tri-Citians can get their fill of treats from JoJo’s Freeze Dried Goodies closer to home with the recent opening of its new storefront in Pasco, where they can choose from the wide variety of freeze-dried candies, gummies, cookie dough, ice cream sandwiches and bars, pickle chips, jalapeños, corn, as well as fun dips and gourmet peanut butter with cookie chunks intended to be eaten by the spoonful.
Two current flights from Tri-Cities Airport have moved into larger aircraft and a future fourth daily route to Salt Lake City will offer more than 120 seats per flight.
Washington State University Tri-Cities honored eight individuals with this year’s Women of Distinction award for contributions to the campus and across the Tri-Cities community.
Framatome plans to double the size of its Richland facility, building it on an agricultural field it owns adjacent to the campus, to produce the next generation of fuel arrays that will power nuclear reactors, a project estimated to cost $300 million to $400 million.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the EEOICPA program, which is intended to compensate DOE employees who became ill after being exposed to harmful substances while working at certain sites, including Hanford. But it can be a challenging program to navigate.
