The top priority for the new director of Clean Plant Center Northwest in Prosser is to increase the region’s supply of virus-free fruit trees, vines and hops. Scott Harper“The front line of the battle against viruses is clean material,” said Scott Harper, who was hired Jan. 3 to run the...

Heat and cold extremes can be damaging to grapevines and affect fruit and winemaking decisions.A research symposium, “Climate Extremes: Is the Pacific Northwest Wine Industry Ready?” will take a closer look at the issue from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 17 in the East Auditorium at Washington State University...

Country Gentleman remodels interior, changes name to CG Public HouseCG Public House and Catering in Kennewick has seen an upswing in hungry customers despite experiencing the worst winter weather in recent memory, resulting in a 25 percent increase in profits over the same period last year.The owners credit the upswing...

When two Tri-Citians walked into a Boise bar two years ago, they weren’t expecting to walk out with plans to start a new business.But what Jason Sadler and Kendra Guzek saw in Idaho in 2015 amazed them: a self-service wine bar in which customers could try wines using a pre-paid...

Learn about key construction projects in the works in the Tri-Cities at an upcoming meeting.Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors of America is partnering with the Tri City Construction Council to host a  construction owners’ panel in the Tri-Cities to highlight upcoming projects in the works.Scheduled presenters include the Port of Kennewick,...

A bronze bust of a Tri-Citian known for a lifetime of community service will be installed in the lobby of the Trios Care Center at Southridge on what would have been his 100th birthday.[blockquote quote="He led a life of service." source="Darren Szendre, president of the Trios Foundation on George Jones"...

Protect hearts and wallets by avoiding online-dating romance scams.The Better Business Bureau serving the Northwest is warning consumers to be on the lookout for scammers who impersonate U.S. service members and computer-generated scam bots.Online-dating users can be an easy target for scammers as millions are signing onto online dating sites...

Columbia Basin College’s president has retired after nine years overseeing the Pasco school to serve as chancellor for Western Governors University Washington. Rich CumminsRich Cummins will oversee the nonprofit online university, taking over from Jean Floten, who recently retired from the chancellor post she had held since 2011.WGU Washington has...

Washington state’s taxable retail sales increased 7.4 percent in the third quarter of 2016 over the same quarter in 2015, reaching $38.5 billion. Retail trade, which is a subset of all taxable retail sales, rose 5.8 percent to $16.33 billion.These figures are part of a quarterly report released this month...

The Pasco School District is inviting all interested and prospective teachers in the area to attend its teacher job fair from 4-7 p.m. Feb. 9 inside the student mall at Chiawana High School, 8125 W. Argent Road. Attendees will learn about new teaching positions coming in the 2017-18 school year....