A year after announcing a proposed new nuclear project between multinational retailer Amazon, nuclear developer X-energy and Energy Northwest, more details have emerged, including plans to begin construction within the next five years. 

Data recently released by an educational research group finds that fewer high school students expect to earn a college degree. 

A facility under construction for decades and costing tens of billions of dollars is at last transforming toxic waste stored in underground tanks at the Hanford site into a glass form for storage. 

As the state faces a near $900 million budget deficit, one group is calling on the Legislature to ease pressures on the state’s homebuilders as a means to boosting tax revenues. 

The Port of Benton has sold its Benton City development building at 515 Ninth St. in Benton City for $300,000.  

But the market’s success, experts agree, depends heavily on which states and utilities decide to opt in. As energy issues have become increasingly politicized, it’s uncertain whether Western leaders can buy into a common vision for meeting the region’s power needs. 

A $250,000 state grant to upgrade a former apple processing facility in Sunnyside will help preserve dozens of jobs while also providing a new buyer for the region’s orchards. 

The franchise owner for Kennewick and Pasco locations of a popular national breakfast restaurant chain is once again being lauded by the company for the success of her restaurants and leadership. 

Washington’s new sales tax on services faces a second lawsuit that could undercut the state’s moves to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

A lack of transparency and inclination to tightly control the flow of information seem to be deeply ingrained in today’s politics and reflected frequently in the governor’s administration.