A Wenatchee-based private equity firm with an office in the Tri-Cities is now in receivership after state regulators allege its officers misappropriated investments through actions including making Ponzi-like payments and its founder using nearly $780,000 to pay for items such as a boat slip and down payments on a vehicle and private home.
If you’re a Pasco resident looking to install a new furnace or just move a sink in your kitchen or a bathroom, you no longer need to visit city hall to get the necessary permits.
The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business earned two gold awards and one silver award at the Alliance of Area Business Publishers’ 2026 Editorial Excellence Awards program on May 19 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Additionally, reporter Ty Beaver earned a Journalist of the Year award.
Federal lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, passed a proposal to fund many U.S. Department of Energy projects out of committee on Wednesday, and the bill has bad news and good news for the thousands of Tri-City workers at the Hanford site and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Findings by the U.S. Government Accountability Office warns that the U.S. Department of Energy may struggle to maintain safe operations at its cleanup sites around the country after losing hundreds of staff members and struggle to fill those roles.
Prospective students interested in one of the newest bachelor’s degree programs at Washington State University Tri-Cities just got a financial boost from the Kennewick Public Hospital District.
One of the Tri-Cities’ most iconic restaurants and performance venues is asking for the community’s financial support as it faces a major reconstruction project in order to stay in business.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Energy and Bechtel National, the firm that designed the Waste Treatment Plant, lauded the accomplishment, saying it reflects momentum in the cleanup effort and progress toward the next chapter for the Hanford site.
Bonneville Power Administration’s financial performance is a mixed bag at the halfway point of its fiscal year but its leaders say the agency is still on track to meet most of its end-of-year targets.
