Amazon will fund an underground water storage project capable of storing up to 1.2 billion gallons of potable water for the city of Hermiston, where the online retailer operates several data centers. 

A coalition of environmental and energy groups and state agencies have filed their opening arguments against Bonneville Power Administration as it asks a federal court to stop the power agency from moving to a new energy market based in the eastern United States. 

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.