Union leaders were not all smiles afterward. The bill was amended on the floor to impose a four-week limit on receiving benefits, eight weeks less than the version approved in the Senate.
President Donald Trump has paused most of the tariffs he imposed on other countries for the next three months, but Washington state commerce leaders have released resources and guidance to help business owners navigate a volatile trade market.
Taxable retail sales were up slightly across the state in the third quarter of 2024 but it was a tale of two counties in the Mid-Columbia, with Franklin County booming and Benton County seeing much less spending compared to the same period in 2023.
This year’s honorees will be recognized in an event from 4-6 p.m. Thursday,May 15 at Fiction @ J. Bookwalter Winery, 894 Tulip Lane, Richland. Tickets for the event are now available at tcjournal.biz/yp.
The state Employment Security Department announced the layoffs late on April 10. Outside of the Tri-Cities, the notice indicated that the layoffs affect UScellular employees in Yakima, Sunnyside, Union Gap, Longview and Centralia.
A longtime community philanthropist and a recent fundraiser have further bolstered the resources of the Tri-Cities’ first in-patient mental health and substance abuse treatment facility.
