Job fair planned for teachers at Tri-TechThose interested in teaching career and technical education, or CTE, courses can learn more at a job fair at Tri-Tech Skills Center on March 22.The job fair will be from 6 to 7 p.m. at Tri-Tech, 5929 W. Metaline Ave., in Kennewick. The CTE-focused program...
PNNL, WSU researcher wins national awardYong Wang, Washington State University professor and alumnus, has won the American Chemical Society’s annual Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division fellow award.Wang, best known for his research in catalysis and reaction engineering for energy and renewable fuels and chemicals, holds a joint appointment with the U.S....
The 2016 Kennewick Man and Woman of the Year share a passion for bettering the community they live in and both have devoted countless hours to improve it.Dave Retter, 62, owner of Retter & Company Sotheby’s International Realty, was named Kennewick Man of the Year on Feb. 28. Joyce Kerr,...
There is a new presence at the Hanford site. Leidos merged with Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions business unit, making it the new lead parent company for Mission Support Alliance, the infrastructure and site-services provider at Hanford since 2009. Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader headquartered in...
Small business owners who have benefited from the Washington Small Business Development Center are invited to share their success on social media on March 22.[blockquote quote="During the past 10 years, the Washington SBDC has helped more than 20,400 business owners statewide start more than 1,000 new businesses, save 4,655 jobs,...
Richland School District will see $141 million in construction projects in the coming years after passing a successful construction bond last month.District voters gave the green light for a $99 million bond with 61 percent approval, or 9,529 yes votes to 5,967 no votes.The district is now establishing timelines for...
A new thrift store will open in downtown Kennewick to benefit a nonprofit providing hospice, palliative and grief care.Chaplaincy Health Care will open Repeat Boutique on March 31.The store will feature gently-used clothing and accessories for men, women and children, household items, furniture, home décor and more.“Very often we have...
The School of Hospitality Business Management at Washington State University celebrates its 85th anniversary with the induction of several people — including a Tri-City hotel owner — into its inaugural hall of fame. Tom Drumheller,Escape LodgingTom Drumheller, chief executive officer of Escape Lodging, which is building The Lodge at Columbia...
By Sean BassingerThe region’s hotels and motels continue to expand as more Tri-City visitors check in for overnight stays.The increase in the number of guest rooms has been constant in the past four years, rising 25 percent, from 3,358 rooms in 2014 to an anticipated 4,191 rooms by the end...
A Washington State University study of the chemistry of technetium-99 has improved understanding of the challenging nuclear waste and could lead to better cleanup methods.The work is reported in the journal Inorganic Chemistry and was led by John McCloy, associate professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and...
