The hotel was originally planned in 2018 alongside the expansion of the Three Rivers Convention Center, said Vijay Patel, president of A-1 Hospitality and A-1 Pearl, at the event. But the Covid-19 pandemic stalled the project.  

A Montana-based RV and boat dealer is launching its first Tri-Cities location, the company’s seventh location and its western-most dealership. The Tri-Cities location planned to open its doors today, May 22. 

State officials say they expect the loans to be especially helpful for seasonal businesses, such as event venues, florists, caterers and tourism-focused enterprise.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a two-year state budget and a tax package to produce billions of dollars in new revenue.

The five-member Richland Public Facilities District board’s primary role is to build and maintain public facilities that attract tourism, create jobs, support commercial business, generate sales and lodging tax revenues, and provide space for public events. 

Utilities serving the Tri-Cities and its surrounding communities receive anywhere from half to more than 80% of their power from the Bonneville Power Administration. The rates those utilities charge their customers are directly affected by the rates they pay to BPA for its power.

The newly named acting deputy for the U.S. Department of Energy Environment Management’s Hanford Field Office is now its top leader.

The national pharmacy chain has entered into an agreement to have CVS Pharmacy purchase and operate many of its locations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho as it sells its assets as part of its latest bankruptcy filing. 

The Tri-Cities Airport has secured federal funds that will help pay for portions of the terminal expansion it recently kicked off.