Benton-Franklin Trends Manufacturing in greater Tri-Cities is more than meets the eye June 14, 2024 Guest Contributor Total manufacturing employment in Benton County grew by 16%, and by 23% in Franklin County. In the combined two counties, the gain amounted to 19%.Read More
Not enough doors open to early learning and the results show May 16, 2024 Guest Contributor The road to a high school diploma, postsecondary education and ultimately a flourishing career doesn’t start in high school. The evidence points to pre-K education.Read More
Benton, Franklin counties shift to a majority-minority population April 15, 2024 Guest Contributor We expect the numbers of people of color to exceed 200,000. This would make the entire two county area “majority minority.”Read More
Visitor spending comeback continues with favorable forecast for 2024 March 15, 2024 Guest Contributor Visitors are back in the greater Tri-Cities. And so is their spending. Read More
To understand health care, look to its workforce, especially nurses February 14, 2024 Guest Contributor Nurses appear near the top of “occupations in demand” here and elsewhere. That doesn’t seem likely to change anytime soon.Read More
Benton-Franklin Trends Tri-Cities faces challenge of growing its own engineers January 12, 2024 Guest Contributor About 2,700 engineers work in Benton and Franklin counties, or about 2.3% of the workforce, according to analysis from Benton-Franklin Trends.Read More
