Two sisters are welcoming customers to Ink Drinkers Bookshop’s first holiday season at a storefront at 309 W. Kennewick Ave. in downtown Kennewick. They aren’t the only ones betting on downtown either. Their store opening is part of a flurry of new businesses injecting life into the city’s commercial district.

The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business reached out to the three commissioners-elect to learn more about  their top priorities. Here’s what they had to say.

The demands of modernizing the energy grid have clashed with the wishes of those living near or under that infrastructure in this Richland neighborhood.

A Red Mountain winery that produces wine under several labels has reportedly discontinued production.

Prosser has made a deliberate effort to manage growth while being a place where families can start out.

Framatome will upgrade the “central nervous system” of Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station as part of a deal announced Dec. 4.

The Port of Pasco will spend a minimum of $20.8 million to more than double the size of its quickly filling Reimann Industrial Center.

Standing before Ice Harbor Dam, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright reaffirmed the Trump administration’s commitment to “energy abundance” on Dec. 4, pledging continued support for the operation of Ice Harbor and other dams that power the Pacific Northwest.

The recent auction of nearly 750 acres of prime Franklin County farmland drew a slew of buyers and brought in more than $14 million.

Five transportation projects for sidewalks, overlays and road construction across the Mid-Columbia region will receive nearly $6 million from a state agency.