Development of an in-demand industrial park north of Pasco is picking up speed with plans to begin the first phase for a rail track and a partnership with a new tenant to pursue joint loan and grant funding to expand the water system.

An Idaho-based bank has opened its sixth branch in Richland.

Shrimpin’ might not be easy in a Tri-Cities climate, but the opening and expansion of an aquarium shop aims to make it so.

The Tri-Cities Chaplaincy invited the community to stop by the facility to see the progress on the renovation and to leave their mark by writing positive notes, verses, quotes, blessings or cherished memories on the bones of the building.

Even as potential budget cuts and other shifts at the federal level introduce complications in the Hanford site’s cleanup mission, progress on initiatives is continuing, according to one Hanford site official.

“When you walk in the convention center that morning, the … female, positive, encouraging energy is just palpable … and I loved being a part of that.”

Q&A with Lindsey Myhre, president and CEO of STCU.

A local credit union has launched a new program with cool prizes to encourage kids to start saving money.

Two wealth management companies based in the Tri-Cities and three other businesses with offices here are among the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the country, according to Inc. business magazine’s annual list.

Those relying on Washington state’s Exchange health plans are about to pay a lot more for health care in the next year.