As immigration policies change, farmers are turning to a guest worker program known as the H-2A visa program, an option allowing farmers to legally hire workers from other countries. As immigration detentions ramp up, concerns grow among employers and domestic workers.

A Wenatchee-based tree fruit producer with orchards in the Mid-Columbia is partnering with a farm management company to expand organic apple and cherry production in the Columbia Basin. 

The Trump administration’s top official at the U.S. Department of Energy has reportedly told a Washington senator that he is stalling operations at a critical Hanford site facility that is weeks away from beginning operations – though his office says otherwise.

A company that started in a small shop in Kennewick and now has offices spread across five states is one of Washington state’s fastest growing companies, according to one business publication. 

With a successful fair in the rear view, the fair board’s attention is now focused on hammering out a lease for the fairgrounds amid tense negotiations with their landlord, the Benton County commissioners.

It’s been a tough year at the market — but change is on the way.

High school students locally and across the state have the opportunity to get hands-on financial experience, thanks to a Richland-based credit union’s student program, now in its 25th year.

One local government agency is hoping its latest effort will help ensure that Tri-City growth – and growth yet to come – can be steered to benefit not just individual cities but the entire region.

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

The Lewis & Clark Ranch development could see nearly 3,800 homes and support more than 2,600 jobs once it is fully built-out over the next 20 years.