Organizers of this year’s Ironman triathlon are hoping to draw as many Tri-Citians into the event as possible, either as volunteers or through a new race event that provides a way to experience part of the triathlon’s course. 

Heads up, wine enthusiasts: There’s a new appellation in Washington’s wine country and there’s already some well-established wineries within it. 

The Children’s Reading Foundation’s longtime CEO is stepping down and a national search is underway for a successor. 

A group of Mid-Columbia irrigators and the Washington Department of Ecology are sparring over a long-planned housing project for agricultural workers west of Paterson along the Columbia River. 

Franklin County’s administrator recently spoke with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation about transforming the Pasco’s HAPO Center into a tribal casino, saying if there’s any tribe the county should be talking to, it’s the Yakamas.

The winery of NFL quarterback and Walla Walla native Drew Bledsoe has opened a new tasting room on the south side of Walla Walla, growing its footprint. 

The international nuclear fuel manufacturer with a plant in Richland has inked yet another deal that could further solidify its importance in a nascent nuclear power industry. 

Real Estate & Construction Briefs for August 2026

Business briefs August 2026

As the effort to recall all three Port of Benton commissioners moves toward the ballot, two new fronts have opened in the fight: a commissioner-backed committee has formed to stop it, and the port’s suspended executive director is now suing to change how the port investigates her case.