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Crane repair company expands
Tri-City footprint
A 51-year-old crane repair company recently opened its second location in the Tri-Cities. WHECO Corp. started out as a parts...

Q&A with Lance Stephens
Lance Stephens Richland site manager VP North American fuel manufacturing Framatome Lance Stephens Number of employees you oversee: 550 Brief...

Area manufacturing jobs rebound but not to pre-pandemic levels
The state predicts the number of manufacturing jobs will drop in the next decade, yet industry groups intend to do...

Eligible seniors can receive free farmers market vouchers
Seniors can enjoy more fresh veggies and fruits from area farmers markets this year when they sign up for Mid-Columbia...

New franchise owners want to bake joy into their Bundt cakes
Tri-Citians need a little more cake. That’s what Julie Zirker believes. She’s the co-owner of the first Nothing Bundt Cakes...

Kettle corn company pops into Richland storefront
Jeramy Schultz Jeramy Schultz was trained to be a fighter during his five years in the...

New data offers homebuyers details about wildfire risk
Most homes listed for sale in Benton County are at “major risk” for wildfires. That’s according to a new metric...

Brokers push innovative new school over the finish line
A school catering to children with social and emotional issues will open in Pasco this summer thanks in part to...