The repercussions of a mid-February layoff of hundreds of probationary federal employees at the Bonneville Power Administration, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford field office continue to be felt across the Mid-Columbia.

Five leases in the region have been terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency, including in Richland. The move leaves more questions than answers.

For all the talk of affordable housing, the luxury housing market has never been better in the Tri-Cities.

The price of eggs has backyard farmers flocking to take a crack at raising their own chickens to secure a steady supply of eggs.

West Richland is a hot spot for restaurant development this spring, with several established businesses planning to set up shop in the city. 

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.

The governor presented $4 billion in new reductions at the end of February and said he supports another $3 billion in savings former Gov. Jay Inslee proposed in December. This scrub is Ferguson’s first step in addressing an operating budget deficit that Democratic lawmakers say is roughly $12 billion over the next four years. Ferguson pegged the number higher, at $15 billion. 

With Amazon and Energy Northwest teaming up to provide small modular nuclear reactors located at Energy Northwest’s campus in north Richland, local utilities are taking notice – and they are planning to take advantage of the opportunity.

A Richland-based distillery is moving its main tasting room from north Richland to 702 The Parkway — a location surrounded by restaurants and shops.

A change to what West Richland will allow to be built in some parts of the city could signal that developers are eyeing the community for a future data center.