The pandemic changed the landscape for plenty of nonprofits and pet adoption groups were no exception.

Adoption rates hit an all-time high. More than 23 million households, or 20%, adopted a pet, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. But as people’s lives returned...

As one of the biggest employers in the region, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland makes a positive impact on the state’s economy, but especially in Benton and Franklin counties.

And it has the data to prove it.

The lab directly and indirectly supported $1.93 billion in economic output and...

Washington is poised to raise the minimum wage again at the beginning of next year, keeping it at the highest state-level in the nation. Together with proposed increases to workers’ compensation rates, the topics can be hot button issues for small business owners who often place the blame...

The man behind Pep’s Hearty 11 ½ Bean Soup died a little more than 10 years ago.

But Duane “Pep” Pepiot’s memory lives on, and so does the beloved soup he created with his wife, Inie – a savory treat that’s the hit of the Holly Daze bazaar at...

Christopher Johnson is going all in on opening a poker business in Kennewick.

“It is a compelling game,” Johnson said. “Even a beginning player can do OK. It’s a fun game.”

Called Desert Bluffs Poker Club, his new business will be at 5215 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite 110, in Marineland...

A popular Richland sushi restaurant is for sale.

BK Hong and Yoori Nah are selling Ara Sushi & Grill. Their traditional Japanese and Korean restaurant is at 430 George Washington Way, Suite 430, on the top floor of the Riverwalk Shopping District building and was listed in September.

The restaurant...

The U.S. Department of Energy has picked the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association’s PNWH2 Hub as one of the seven regional clean hydrogen hubs designed to kickstart clean hydrogen production in the country, cut down on carbon dioxide emissions and create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs.

Several projects are...

The sleek bottles of a sipping liquor that spilled from the mind of a Pasco man dreaming of launching a tequila business will be ready to pour into glasses next month.

That’s when 6,000 bottles of Tony Maya’s double-distilled tequila will debut.

Some four years in the making, Tequila de...

Ken Primus spent 28 years in the U.S. Army, and his service took him all over the world, including to Iraq and Afghanistan. He worked in special operations and civilian affairs and that meant part of his job was going into villages, sharing tea and conversation, and trying...

Michele Gerber’s son, Jim, gave the best bear hugs.

He was a tall, strong guy, and he’d lift his petite mother high in the air.

“I’d practically fly over his shoulder,” Gerber said with a laugh.

Jim has been gone nine years now, although he comes to life when Gerber tells...