Following the paid suspension of Executive Director Diahann Howard, the Port of Benton approved a contract presumably to investigate her actions and appointed an interim executive director at its Jan. 14 meeting.

The Tri-Cities job market is less degree-dependent than the state overall.

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history continues to roil the nation but work at the Hanford site is continuing for now.

A Kennewick-based nonprofit is divesting some of its for-profit businesses to better concentrate resources on its mission of breaking down barriers to help empower individuals. 

Nearly 600 job seekers and several small business owners across the region gained new skills, jobs and funding in the past year, thanks to the Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council.

This online-only university is helping nearly 1,000 students across Benton and Franklin counties get degrees while staying in their homes – and their jobs.

With many retiring from the nuclear industry, preparing the industry’s next generation, especially with small modular reactors, or SMRs, on the horizon, is crucial. 

Amazon wants to help prepare at least 50 million people for the future of work.

Washington businesses would need to shoulder roughly $700 million in additional taxes in a few years unless the projected finances of the state’s unemployment insurance fund improve.