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State certification may offer new revenue for women-owned businesses
More than 30 businesses across Benton and Franklin counties took the extra step of becoming state certified as a small...

Vintners Village to welcome $1M tasting room in 2024
A Washington state transplant who pursued a love of winemaking plans to front the latest winery to set up shop...

Pasco baker serves up variety of sweet comfort food
Aubrieann Johnson had always wanted to own her own business. It was just that, for the longest time, the 32-year-old...

Richland family business gears up for busiest time of year
Jason Jarrett will be the first to tell customers that his products might not be the cheapest. But no one...

New extended stay hotel breaks ground in Richland
New extended stay hotel brand LivAway Suites has begun work on a $12 million hotel at 1289 Tapteal Drive in...

Pasco begins building new $185M high school
Work has started at the site of Pasco School District’s third comprehensive high school. The nearly 300,000-square-foot school at 6091...

$1.8 million remodel underway at Benton County Justice Center
A $1.8 million construction project is underway at the Benton County Justice Center, but the work won’t disrupt court proceedings...

Planning underway for apartments, road work, warehouse space
Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. The State...