Talent retention is perhaps our most meaningful impact. By offering high-quality education and strong career pathways right here at home, we ensure students stay and contribute to the region’s prosperity.
A family-owned salvage business with locations in Pasco and Yakima has expanded to Finley as its capacity maxes out. The new 19-acre facility, which opened May 10, has hundreds of cars customers can pull parts from.
Benton County is investing $9 million in fairground upgrades to attract more events, with a focus on improving facilities for rodeos and other large gatherings.
The Pasco-based nonprofit has been providing impoverished and exploited women with a second chance and a safe place for them to gain experience through work and training to attain living-wage jobs in the community, and its offerings are expanding to help more women.
The governments of Benton and Franklin counties lacked sufficient internal financial controls and one small Franklin County city misappropriated funds, according to recent reports from the state Auditor’s Office.
