A Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange company that serves the Tri-Cities area has resumed full operations after state regulators ordered it to stop collecting any new funds and refund customers, alleging the firm wrongfully claimed millions of dollars of wired funds as its own income.
Nearly $111.8 million in funding from the state’s Climate Commitment Act was spent in Benton and Franklin counties during the 2025 fiscal year, according to state-provided data.
The Port of Pasco is hoping Darigold will sell a sliver of the land its new processing facility sits on north of Pasco so the port can provide rail access to a neighboring lot at its Reimann Industrial Center.
Hermiston is featured in a recent study asserting Amazon’s data centers aren’t negatively affecting energy resources in the communities where they’re located and are instead actually lowering costs for residents and bringing other economic benefits.
The federal government may have pulled out of an agreement that could have led to removal of the four Lower Snake River dams, but the state continues to evaluate how their removal in the future could impact transportation networks.
The global potato processor with a large presence in the Mid-Columbia is shuffling more new faces into its top leadership roles as it continues to recover from sluggish sales and other challenges from past years.
A popular Prosser fruit and chocolate artisan shop will use a recently-awarded state grant to expand its ability to produce more of its cherry-based treats.
Members of Kadlec Regional Medical Center’s nurses union will provide information about their top concerns in ongoing contract negotiations during an informational picket on Jan. 26.
The city of Sunnyside will compensate residents after its police officers ordered them to leave or be removed from their homes without notice or due process under a settlement with the Washington Attorney General’s Office.
A Kennewick businesswoman whose family has been a part of downtown Kennewick for decades is making her own investments to revitalize the area and write the next chapter for one of its most high-profile properties.
