Construction crews are building 18 luxury cabins — the second phase of a $13.5 million development that aims to bring higher-end lodging to an area long dominated by recreational vehicle parks and roadside inns. 

Wondering how much you’re paying in property tax levies or what the impact will be from proposed levies on election ballots? Benton County has a tool for that. 

Nearly 750 acres of prime Franklin County farmland is up for the taking on Nov. 13.

A joint venture of three multinational engineering and construction companies with extensive experience in large infrastructure projects is in negotiations to design and build small modular reactors for Energy Northwest. 

The final phases of construction on the Dallas Road roundabouts in Richland will start this week before resuming in the spring. Detours will be in place. 

The draft plans were obtained by the news organization ProPublica and have not yet been formally proposed. But they include adding time limits on living in public housing and work requirements to receive the assistance. 

The state Real Estate Appraiser Commission, part of the Department of Licensing, is seeking two new members. Applicants who meet qualifications have until Nov. 3 to apply for the six-year term. 

As the state faces a near $900 million budget deficit, one group is calling on the Legislature to ease pressures on the state’s homebuilders as a means to boosting tax revenues. 

The Port of Benton has sold its Benton City development building at 515 Ninth St. in Benton City for $300,000.  

These business partners envision a transformational development that could add as much as $200 million to Franklin County’s tax base.