As Kadlec and other health care providers work to meet the growing and diverse needs of the region, they’re also trying to navigate perennial and increasingly difficult challenges in the industry related to workforce management, growing costs and shrinking reimbursements for federally subsidized care.

Those working on the Mid-Columbia’s first inpatient residential behavioral health facility know they are blazing a trail.

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.

One of the opponents of a proposed wind farm south and west of the Tri-Cities claims the state attorney general’s office left public comments opposing the project out of records transmitted to the Washington Supreme Court.

A private East Coast enterprise is teaming up with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to recycle spent nuclear fuel – and the results could power endeavors like space exploration while making spent nuclear fuel less dangerous.

The Richland fuel production facility of an international nuclear company has racked up more work as next generation nuclear energy ventures continue to gain steam. 

Two business owners who met at an awards event honoring them for their entrepreneurship have teamed up to take the reins of a Richland restaurant and bar, bringing a focus on hospitality and French food – along with a new name.

Anyone who’s ever wanted to try a Lagree workout soon will have more options when the Tri-Cities’ only licensed Lagree Miniformer studio, Bluecarrot, opens two new locations in central Kennewick and west Pasco.

Vista Field’s first business has finally opened its doors after the 103-acre former airfield underwent years of planning to transform into regional town center.  

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center has completed the initial phase of its renovation at 205 S. Wehe Ave., near Kurtzman Park and Virgie Robinson Elementary School in Pasco.

Bunker Family Orthodontics has completed a remodel of its office at 723 Gage Blvd. in Richland, near the intersection of Gage Boulevard and Keene Road.

Elite Institute of Modern Aesthetics has been completed at 7275 W. Clearwater Ave., Building A110, in Kennewick.