The Port of Pasco has selected the consultant that will help inform efforts to revitalize Connell’s economy after Lamb Weston closed its production facility there.

Private companies aren’t the only ones eyeing the Mid-Columbia for its potential as a site for data centers and development of artificial intelligence.

Several Mid-Columbia school districts didn’t receive high marks for their overall financial health from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

A nonprofit dedicated to serving individuals with autism aims to employ them, but it can’t give jobs to everyone who needs them. That’s why the organization is launching a new training program this summer to help young adults who might be lacking support get ready for a job in the community.

Since the start of the pandemic, the share of area public high school graduates going on to some post-secondary has plunged relative to a decade ago.

The options for four-year degrees at Columbia Basin College are growing once again.

Lawmakers, lobbyists and business leaders are all watching to see what the governor does. Ferguson, just four months on the job, is aware of the acute interest and seems determined to keep folks in suspense right up until May 20.

A Pasco-based union that got its start using cutting-edge technology on the top-secret Manhattan Project at Hanford continues to innovate as it prepares the next generation for careers as plumbers and pipefitters.

No Tri-City area lawmakers voted against the bill, though state Rep. Gloria Mendoza, R-Grandview, was absent for the vote, and two Yakima-area state lawmakers, state Reps. Chris Corry and Jamie Dufault, voted against it. 

Zeno Power, which has ties to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, plans to grow its labor force to 100 employees in Seattle and Washington D.C. and invest in manufacturing to scale production and meet customer demand.