The airline, which announced a Seattle connection to Rome earlier this year, said the new routes, along with updated planes, are part of its bid to be a truly global and elevated travel carrier. 

The $3.65 billion deal should be completed before the end of the year, roughly a year after the companies announced it. 

Voters in Benton and Franklin counties have until 8 p.m. Aug. 5 to get their August primary ballot into a drop box and have their vote counted. 

The indoor farming company that recently built a 3-acre warehouse in Pasco has secured $10 million in new funding from an existing investor and taken steps to reduce its debt, the company announced Aug. 4. 

The stagnation and declines that have affected the nation’s construction industry since January may be starting to rear their head in the Tri-Cities. 

If your commute takes you through central Richland, you may want to consider an alternative route for the next two weeks. 

HAPO Community Credit Union is expanding its footprint in the Tri-Cities with a new $7.6 million office complex in Kennewick following its recent acquisition of Community First Bank, effective Aug. 1. 

Highlights from the state’s first year of documenting native pollinators include a record-size carpenter bee found in Benton County and the discovery of a bee species in central Washington that was previously known only from colonies in the Tri-Cities area. 

The Arts Center Task Force is regrouping following the defeat at the ballot box for a sales tax-funded arts center and is looking for fresh faces to serve on its board and committees. 

Tri-Citians will have another option for catching flights to Burbank, California, as soon as the airline providing that route leaves the market.