A recent settlement with Warren Orchards will help make major environmental improvements to the Touchet River near Dayton, which provides critical habitat for threatened steelhead, according to the state Department of Ecology.The Department of Ecology fined Warren Orchards for illegally watering a 100-acre apple and pear orchard in Columbia County...
The Washington State Department of Revenue has launched a web page with links and resources to help annual business filers submit their returns and state taxes on time.Businesses have until Jan. 31 to file and pay online, by phone or by mail. If a business had no activity in 2016,...
PNNL’s Baker receives ACS Rising Star award Erin Baker, a bioanalytical chemist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is one of six winners of the American Chemical Society’s Rising Star award. The ACS Women Chemists Committee gives the national honor to up to 10 exceptional early to mid-career women chemists.Baker is a senior...
Pasco School Board holding roundtable forumThe Pasco School District’s Board of Directors will hold its second board forum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at Ochoa Middle School, 1801 E. Sheppard St. in Pasco.The forum on increased parental and family involvement will be presented in a roundtable format. Board members...
NEW BUSINESSESBioLife Plasma has opened at 7430 Wrigley Drive, Pasco. The facility collects life-saving plasma from qualified donors. For an appointment contact: 509-545-3008, biolifeplasma.com.The Crazy Crab Pot has opened at 131 Vista Way, Suite A, Kennewick. The restaurant serves an assortment of seafood including crab, shrimp, mussels and clams. Hours:...
More than half of the projected 740,000 job openings expected in the state of Washington in the next five years will be jobs requiring higher skills.But only a third of the state’s students are prepared for most of these job opportunities, according to a recent Partnership for Learning report called,...
Uber will be making its Tri-City debut on Dec. 15.The internet-based rideshare company is making its service available to drivers and riders in Kennewick, West Richland and throughout unincorporated parts of Benton and Franklin counties.“With the addition of Uber, we’re pleased residents and visitors have even more options to get...
A drive through the Tri-Cities will show you there’s plenty of construction going on, from new apartment complexes and schools to warehouses and office buildings.But there’s a shortage of something that might not be as apparent: workers.That’s according to a recent industry-wide survey from the Arlington, Virginia-based Associated General Contractors...
Washington State University researcher Doug Walsh is toasting the state’s record-breaking hops harvest.To quench the thirst for hop-heavy brews, crop production increased 16 percent over last year, he said. The historic leap makes Washington the world’s No. 1 producer of hops, outranking Germany.When Walsh began field studies on the emerald-colored...
BENTON COUNTYUS Cellular, Kelley Road, $50,000 for commercial construction. Contractor: owner.Finley School District, 213504 E. Cougar Road, $150,000 for new commercial construction. Contractor: Hoburg Enterprises.Sabre Industries, 23401 S. Lincoln Road SW, $131,000 for a tower/antenna. Contractor: Crown Castle.Coventry Vale Vine, 159902 E. Evans Road, $253,600 for commercial addition. Contractor: Ken...
