Thousands of Tri-Cities workers at the Hanford nuclear site and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are watching a federal budget process that could determine whether a second consecutive year of deep job cuts can be avoided.

Plans for a major commercial development are beginning to take shape in one of Pasco’s fastest-growing corridors, anchored by a yet-to-be-named grocery store and accompanied by restaurants, a hotel and retail.

A committee formed by the Port of Benton has concluded that the port never agreed to pay water utility bills for several tenants at the Richland Airport, clarifying a key question at the heart of a controversy that has roiled the port for more than a year.

A Kennewick-based hotel company’s newest Pasco hotel sold out its first two floors within days of opening, and it is already building what comes next.

As airlines cancel hundreds of routes nationwide, Tri-Cities Airport is bucking the trend – adding two new flights and positioning itself to benefit from the industry's ongoing turbulence.

This Tri-Cities startup cracked a problem the agriculture industry has struggled with for years – how to make microbes work as practical, affordable alternatives to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. And local investors are working to keep it rooted in the Tri-Cities.

Franklin County officials say the county is not planning to leave the Benton-Franklin Health District, easing concerns that a breakup of the joint public health agency could disrupt services and create new regulatory requirements for businesses across the Tri-Cities region. While county leaders acknowledge future growth may eventually require more localized health services, they say no formal discussions or plans are underway to separate from the district.

The fate of a proposed wind farm that would be spread across the Horse Heaven Hills may be just weeks away from being decided.

Three Benton County school districts are facing significant financial strain, with two of those districts planning millions of dollars in cuts next school year to stabilize their budgets.