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Rachel Visick

Rachel Visick

Rachel Visick joined the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and Senior Times as a news assistant/researcher in July 2023 and was promoted to a reporter in June 2024. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and French (comparative literature) in spring 2023 from the University of Puget Sound. She is originally from Illinois.

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From waste to space

Project Omega’s nuclear tech gets scientific boost from PNNL collaboration

March 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

A private East Coast enterprise is teaming up with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to recycle spent nuclear fuel – and the results could power endeavors like space exploration while making spent nuclear fuel less dangerous.


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Vista Field’s first business says ‘yes to the address’

March 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

Vista Field’s first business has finally opened its doors after the 103-acre former airfield underwent years of planning to transform into regional town center.  


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Plans underway for apartments, indoor pickleball gym, Queensgate retail area

March 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.  


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WSU Tri-Cities grad builds career at crossroads of medicine, public trust

March 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

A Washington State University Tri-Cities alumna is not only helping people through her emergency medical residency, but also shedding light on complex health issues on her popular website.


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AI fatigue

Business owner pushes back on automatic AI rollouts

Petition urges tech companies to offer AI opt-out
March 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

How many times a day do artificial intelligence summaries of emails or Google searches pop up, unasked for and without the option to turn them off? 
How often do users engage with images and videos generated by AI with no tags to identify the content as fake?
For one local business owner, the answer is: too much. 


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When seconds matter

Richland first responders to launch life-saving ‘blood on board’ program

March 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

Richland’s Fire and Emergency Services department is getting ready to deploy a new program to help save lives, and is hosting a community blood drive to help power up the service.


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Violations found in port probe amid ongoing upheaval

February 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

Although a recently released 21-page report outlined numerous allegations against Port of Benton Commissioner Scott Keller, only four complaints were substantiated, and he received little more than a reprimand at the port’s Jan. 14 meeting. The findings come amid ongoing upheaval at the port. 



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Church expansion

Growing congregation moves into multimillion-dollar church

$11M in donations raised to cover construction costs
February 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

After four years and several million dollars, a growing Tri-City congregation has completed work on a larger church and more projects on the horizon.


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City land gets snapped up for development

February 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

As development picks up in West Richland, one intersection has seen a growing commercial interest as the city’s land is snapped up for new buildings.


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Floral ambitions

From FFA to their own shop, teens nurture their budding venture

February 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

Two friends turned their love of flowers into a business. Their fledgling floral shop has weathered its first year of weddings, holidays and hands-on lessons in entrepreneurship. Now, the teen owners are ready to let their floral ambitions bloom even bigger.


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