A Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange company that serves the Tri-Cities area has resumed full operations after state regulators ordered it to stop collecting any new funds and refund customers, alleging the firm wrongfully claimed millions of dollars of wired funds as its own income.
Nearly $111.8 million in funding from the state’s Climate Commitment Act was spent in Benton and Franklin counties during the 2025 fiscal year, according to state-provided data.
The Port of Pasco is hoping Darigold will sell a sliver of the land its new processing facility sits on north of Pasco so the port can provide rail access to a neighboring lot at its Reimann Industrial Center.
Hermiston is featured in a recent study asserting Amazon’s data centers aren’t negatively affecting energy resources in the communities where they’re located and are instead actually lowering costs for residents and bringing other economic benefits.
After launching in a physical location for the first time last year, a mobile Knockerball business closed its indoor operation at the end of 2025. The owners are shifting their focus back to mobile events and their axe-throwing business.
With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential hikes for utility ratepayers.
Even before state lawmakers passed a large package of new taxes last year, the state already had a reputation for putting a significant tax burden on businesses, according to a recent report.
