A $100,000 state grant to study potential industrial sites in Connell may provide a path to economic sustainability for a community still dealing with the closure of its largest employer.
Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity is doing its part to provide affordable housing – and a potential agreement with the state Department of Natural Resources may be a way to offer more of it.
Richland’s biggest gym recently turned two outdoor clay tennis courts – first built in 1996 – into six hard court pickleball/tennis courts to accommodate the growing demand for pickleball. Other improvements also are in the works.
A Norwegian company that had been eyeing the Tri-Cities for a lithium-ion battery component production facility ended its agreement with the city of Richland in 2024.
HAPO Community Credit Union’s pending acquisition of Community First Bank has led the financial institution to buy land for a new home for its growing team.
