A national construction trade group is sounding the alarm after finding that the cost of construction materials for non-residential construction projects in May grew at the fastest rate in years.
State wildlife officials are implementing restrictions on public lands across the east side of the state weeks earlier than in past years due to low snowpack and the ongoing drought.
A child of former farmworkers in central Washington who went on to become a lawyer and advocate for marginalized communities is one of the newest members of Washington State University’s governing body.
Permits issued to build single-family homes in the Mid-Columbia are up 31% compared to this same point last year – and contractors are building more townhomes and multifamily homes than last year. But there are signs the market is on shakier ground.
One of the three buildings associated with the historic Farmers Exchange building in downtown Kennewick has been sold to new owners after nearly a year on the market.
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are proposing a major casino-hotel north of Pasco — and two neighboring tribes say it would violate their treaty rights.
As airlines cancel hundreds of routes nationwide, Tri-Cities Airport is bucking the trend – adding two new flights and positioning itself to benefit from the industry's ongoing turbulence.
With the help of artificial intelligence, research from scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland could help optimize the vitrification of nuclear waste at Hanford and other nuclear sites.
This Tri-Cities startup cracked a problem the agriculture industry has struggled with for years – how to make microbes work as practical, affordable alternatives to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. And local investors are working to keep it rooted in the Tri-Cities.
In Benton and Franklin counties, a growing effort is underway to better understand how environmental factors influence both community health and the long-term vitality of the local economy.
The owners of a Kennewick restaurant which has been dishing up authentic Italian food for more than a quarter of a century have put it on the market to prepare for retirement.
This established flexible office and coworking space company has expanded with a new location to serve remote workers, entrepreneurs and small businesses.
As new communities take shape across the Tri Cities, regional homebuilder Hayden Homes is asking broader questions: how do we make sure growth still feels local — and neighbors still help neighbors?
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Mid-year review
