Some Tri-Citians seeking elective care are turning to smaller hospitals rather than large health systems, citing shorter wait times, lower costs, and the perception of more personalized attention. At the same time, providers facing growing burnout are also drawn to these facilities for better work-life balance. The trend is shaping the region’s health care landscape, affecting staffing, patient access and the way local hospitals operate.

A Richland church recently bought the Uptown Theatre as well as five adjacent commercial spaces for $1 million from the estate of the late business owner and developer Warren Luke. It is already planning improvements.

Fuse SPC is entering a new chapter as it reinvents both its leadership and its space to better serve the business community.

An opportunity to watch the sunset across the Columbia River from your home’s back patio is at hand, if you’ve got several hundred grand to spare.

Amazon, the company once shrouded in secrecy that wants to build a $5 billion data center at Wallula Gap, is looking to buy even more land for the project.

Lamb Weston’s shuttered Connell processing plant once again is on the chopping block as city and Port of Pasco leaders determine a path forward for the community.

The Pasco School District did not waste any time deciding to put a narrowly-rejected levy back before voters. 

The opening of the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery in April will bring more than the first inpatient, residential behavioral health facility to the Mid-Columbia. It also will usher in a new model of care for those struggling with mental illness and substance use disorder in the state.

As part of cost-cutting measures, Washington State University is closing its College of Nursing campus in Yakima, and moving 28 students to Richland and Spokane to complete their programs.

It’s a tale of two economies in Benton and Franklin counties based on the latest taxable retail sales data recently released by state revenue officials.