Leadership Tri-Cities Class 28 will soon begin work on landscaping 21,000 square feet of property outside the future Columbia Valley Center for Recovery in Kennewick.

Ecology officials are seeking public feedback on an updated clean water permit for Simplot Feeders, the largest feedlot in the state. The 705-acre feedlot typically has 40,000 head of cattle on site with capacity for 100,000.

Vancouver came in as the top Pacific Northwest city, followed by Gresham, Oregon, then Kennewick. The only other Washington city on the list, Spokane, came in at No. 6 for the region. 

The winery was listed on the real estate market at $3 million for months following the death of its co-founder more than a year ago. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District is closing multiple recreation areas and reducing services due to limited resources.

Tens of thousands of high school students who complete job training programs and earn credentials will have fewer barriers to entering the workforce, thanks to two bills recently signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson. 

The Tri-Cities housing market continues to show strong demand though there were signs of that easing in March. 

More than 20 workers who lost their lives on the job and have ties to the Tri-Cities will be honored at the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries’ Workers’ Memorial Day service on April 24.  

The potential gas tax increase, the first in the state since 2016, raises nearly half of the estimated $3.2 billion the new package is expected to bring in over six years. It would up the state’s levy from 49.4 cents per gallon to 55.4 cents, then lift it by 2% each year.