More than 84 megawatts of data center capacity came online in the region over the past year, boosting the total to nearly 250 megawatts, according to CBRE Inc. Despite that increased inventory, less than half a megawatt remains unused, indicating high demand.

Only 33% of 27-year-olds own their home today, compared to 40% of baby boomers when they were 27. 

King County Superior Court Judge Sandra Widlan ruled that Initiative 2066 is unconstitutional because it runs afoul of a provision limiting citizen initiatives to no more than one subject and requiring them to contain the full text of the portion of state laws they would alter.

Tri-City lawmakers have seen some of the bills they are sponsoring or co-sponsoring – concerning housing, career and higher education and even littering – survive the first cutoff for consideration during the 2025 legislative session. 

Osprey Pointe’s developer says the Pasco project years in the making will be the likes of which the Tri-Cities has never seen.

Five leases in the region have been terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency, including in Richland. The move leaves more questions than answers.

For all the talk of affordable housing, the luxury housing market has never been better in the Tri-Cities.

West Richland is a hot spot for restaurant development this spring, with several established businesses planning to set up shop in the city. 

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.

A change to what West Richland will allow to be built in some parts of the city could signal that developers are eyeing the community for a future data center.