The CEO of Ben Franklin Transit is taking voluntary paid administrative leave while an ongoing investigation into financial allegations continues amid union tensions.

An educator focused on helping migrant children succeed in school, graduate and be prepared for their futures is this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award winner. 

A U.S. company that a year ago revealed its plans to potentially make Richland one of its hubs for nuclear fuel production will use a dormant Hanford site facility located southwest of Energy Northwest as part of that effort.

Private companies and startups are partnering with this Richland-based company, setting the stage for it to apply its technology at scale.

While CEOs and other executives are often the most well-paid and public faces at the top of financial institutions, they are beholden to those who sit in the board room and scrutinize their institution’s financial performance, potential risks and long-range goals for growth.

Fuse is hoping the recent sale of the building to a Boise-based office furniture retailer will further its mission by freeing up funding and bringing new energy into the space.

Students considering Washington State University Tri-Cities will have two fewer majors to consider, but judging by enrollment, most Cougs won’t notice what’s missing.

The suspended executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Pasco & Franklin County is no longer with the agency.

Despite a government shutdown, hundreds being laid off at the region’s largest employer and growing costs for everything from fuel to food, homes still moved and prices continued to inch upward, albeit at a slower rate than in recent years, leading to a more balanced market for buyers and sellers alike.