A new alliance dedicated to helping the Mid-Columbia region transition to a “reliable and resilient clean energy future” has tapped its first executive director.
A Pasco resident and the owner of B4 Development and Consulting announced on Thursday, Nov. 16, that he’ll seek the District 1 seat being vacated by longtime Commissioner Brad Peck.
The effort to build a new women and children’s shelter in the Tri-Cities got a big boost from a memorial fund honoring a Bechtel senior vice president who died earlier this year.
As one of the biggest employers in the region, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland makes a positive impact on the state’s economy, but especially in Benton and Franklin counties.
And it has the data to prove it.
The lab directly and indirectly supported $1.93 billion in economic output and...