Registration is underway for the annual Inland Empire Century Bike Ride, a fundraiser for the Tri-Cities Industry Kiwanis and Walla Walla Kiwanis clubs.
The ride is Saturday, May 13, starting in Columbia Park in Kennewick. It is a key fundraiser for area Kiwanis-supported youth programs.
David’s Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and given notice that it may be laying off 9,000-plus employees nationwide, including at its location on West Canal Drive in Kennewick.
But stores remain open and orders are being fulfilled as the company looks for a buyer,...
Our annual Hanford special section includes lots of valuable information for our business community.Readers will receive a timely overview of the cleanup status and current priorities, how colleges are working to prepare the next-generation Hanford workforce and how the Tri-Cities is positioning itself to be a global leader in clean-energy...
California company buys Hanford contractorA California-based occupational health, wellness and absence management company has acquired HPM Corp. (HPMC), the prime medical services contractor at Hanford.WorkCare Inc. bought HPMC on April 1. Terms weren’t disclosed.HPMC Occupational Medicine Services has been managing the health and medical-related safety needs of more than 8,000...
Rory Langdon was sending out his resume to possible employers, on the hunt for an internship. But the junior in the cybersecurity program at Columbia Basin College got feedback that the document was too long. So, he reached out to Elie Soderquist, director for career services. She helped him make some cuts...
Valerie McCain, a Bechtel senior vice president and project director of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, better known as the vit plant, died March 26 after a short illness.
I’m proud of the work the One Hanford Team has done over the last year and of the ambitious plans we’re putting into action to continue safely progressing our important cleanup mission in 2023. The Department of Energy (DOE) federal team and our contractor partners make up the One Hanford Team....
We’ve seen a full year of success, collaboration and progress at the Hanford site.This year will mark 34 years of cleaning up one of the most contaminated nuclear sites on the planet. Alongside our two Tri-Party Agreement partners – the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
On Jan. 24, 1994, just over 29 years ago, John Wagoner, then manager of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Richland Operations Office, provided the welcoming remarks to the inaugural meeting of the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB).Mr. Wagoner said, “DOE, along with our Tri-Party colleagues, the Washington Department of Ecology...
