Spokane-based credit union STCU has opened its 50th branch on Columbia Center Boulevard, the latest sign of its growing presence throughout the region. 

Those interested in serving as Benton County’s top law enforcement official now have an opportunity to throw their hat into the ring. 

Three public infrastructure projects in Benton and Franklin counties are among those to receive a total of $137.5 million from the state’s Public Works Board. 

The city of Richland has kicked off the next phase of improvements at the three-way intersection of George Washington Way, Aaron Drive and Columbia Point Drive and it will be a bit more disruptive than the work that’s already occurring. 

Nine Tri-Cities businesses have emerged from a competitive field of applicants to be named this year’s Best Places to Work.

A Hawaiian-style food truck opened its doors at the Port of Kennewick’s Columbia Gardens Wine & Artisan village this week.  

The Port of Pasco will modify how its board of commissioners is elected as part of a court-approved settlement with a voting rights group. 

One day into a federal government shutdown, state officials announced all necessary permits and approvals from state agencies to operate the Hanford site’s vit plant are complete. They are now waiting on federal officials to start processing waste. 

The unit of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park based at the Hanford site brought nearly 20,000 visitors and pumped hundreds of thousands of tourism dollars into the Tri-Cities in 2024. 

A Spokane-based workforce development nonprofit will use part of a $500,000 state grant to expand access to apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship training in transportation, infrastructure and other skilled trades in Benton and Franklin counties.