The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business has selected its honorees for the Tri-City People of Influence awards in 2026. The honorees are to be recognized at a March 12 event.

Although a recently released 21-page report outlined numerous allegations against Port of Benton Commissioner Scott Keller, only four complaints were substantiated, and he received little more than a reprimand at the port’s Jan. 14 meeting. The findings come amid ongoing upheaval at the port. 

The CEO of Ben Franklin Transit is taking voluntary paid administrative leave while an ongoing investigation into financial allegations continues amid union tensions.

An educator focused on helping migrant children succeed in school, graduate and be prepared for their futures is this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award winner. 

This is a story about a Kennewick-based food blogger who built a worldwide online following. It’s also a tale of how her recipe site got tangled in an illicit drug ring. And how a seemingly harmless podcast appearance resulted in her losing every single one of her Facebook followers.

After four years and several million dollars, a growing Tri-City congregation has completed work on a larger church and more projects on the horizon.

Most elected officials have no idea what it’s like to risk everything you have or to struggle to meet payroll for your employees and their families as waves of new taxes, fees and regulations threaten to drown you and your business.  

When Jeffrey Peterson’s son Alexander received his first paycheck, the moment changed everything and ultimately sparked a business venture with an inclusive workplace.

As development picks up in West Richland, one intersection has seen a growing commercial interest as the city’s land is snapped up for new buildings.

A U.S. company that a year ago revealed its plans to potentially make Richland one of its hubs for nuclear fuel production will use a dormant Hanford site facility located southwest of Energy Northwest as part of that effort.