Marijuana licenses for Benton and Franklin counties are public record and are obtained from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYNEWChiefin’ Cannabis, 102003 E. Badger Road, Suite A, Kennewick. License type: marijuana producer tier 2; marijuana processor. Application type: new.APPROVEDAkule Street, 234805 E. Straightbank Road, Suite C, Kennewick. License...

If your business is in Benton or Franklin county and has opened/moved/changed names in the last three months, please complete this form to be included in this listing.NEW BUSINESSESWendy’s restaurant has opened its second Pasco location at5706 Road 68.Burger King added a third Pasco location at 4501 N. Road 68alongside...

Eighty-sixWashington workers died on the job in 2018, according to figures released inFebruary by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The2018 work fatality rate was comparable to 2017. Workplace fatalities range froma high of 128 in 1996, to a low of 56 in 2013. Nationally,5,250 workers lost their lives on the...

Tri-City organizations are closing their offices and event planners are canceling or postponing events amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus. To keep you updated, we're going to update this list.Updated March 17Benton Fire District 4 has canceled its annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 11 in West Richland. The...

The Port of Kennewick has closed its offices and sent nonessential workers home over COVID-19 fears. The move comes after the port notified staff and about a dozen people who attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the commission on March 10 that a court reporter working at the session became ill with flu-like...

Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels is canceling its annual fundraising breakfast scheduled for March 10 amid concerns about the continued statewide spread of coronavirus.Though the annual breakfast is one of the biggest fundraisers for the agency each year, Meals on Wheels officials say they believe the safety and well-being of the...

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced Feb. 12 that it has launched the new Retirement Marketplace, a one-stop website that helps owners of small businesses and individuals comparison shop for retirement savings plans.All plans on the marketplace are from private financial firms that have been verified by the state...

CConstruction work has started on a $6.5 million project that will include a 4-megawatt solar generating array and a 1-megawatt battery energy storage system in north Richand.The project will supply power and energy storage to Richland residents. And it will give the visitor industry a boost too. A solar and...

Spokane-based Wenspok Resources LLC, owner and operator of Wendy’s restaurants in the Northwest, closed a Kennewick outlet on Feb. 15 as it prepares to debut its newest location on Road 68 in Pasco.The closure of the Wendy’s at 3115 W. Clearwater Ave. comes shortly after the 2,419-square-foot restaurant with drive-thru...