With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential hikes for utility ratepayers.
Even before state lawmakers passed a large package of new taxes last year, the state already had a reputation for putting a significant tax burden on businesses, according to a recent report.
Despite a government shutdown, hundreds being laid off at the region’s largest employer and growing costs for everything from fuel to food, homes still moved and prices continued to inch upward, albeit at a slower rate than in recent years, leading to a more balanced market for buyers and sellers alike.
Homeowners may grumble about their property tax bills, but the biggest share of the burden falls on large agricultural and industrial companies acrossBenton and Franklin counties.
While CEOs and other executives are often the most well-paid and public faces at the top of financial institutions, they are beholden to those who sit in the board room and scrutinize their institution’s financial performance, potential risks and long-range goals for growth.
A Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange company that serves the Tri-Cities area has resumed full operations after state regulators ordered it to stop collecting any new funds and refund customers, alleging the firm wrongfully claimed millions of dollars of wired funds as its own income.
The CEO of Ben Franklin Transit is taking voluntary paid administrative leave while an ongoing investigation into financial allegations continues amid union tensions.
Representatives from the ports of Benton, Pasco and Walla Walla will sign an agreement Feb. 5 in Olympia with the ports of Seattle and Tacoma to leverage the Tri-Cities’ strategic location and resources to ease trade with the global market.
On Valentine’s Day last year, two friends turned their love of flowers into a business. Since then, their fledgling floral shop has weathered its first year of weddings, holidays and hands-on lessons in entrepreneurship. Now, the teen owners are ready to let their floral ambitions bloom even bigger.
When Jeffrey Peterson’s son Alexander received his first paycheck, the moment changed everything and ultimately sparked a business venture with an inclusive workplace.
This is a story about a Kennewick-based food blogger who built a worldwide online following. It’s also a tale of how her recipe site got tangled in an illicit drug ring. And how a seemingly harmless podcast appearance resulted in her losing every single one of her Facebook followers.
Government works best out in the open and in the light. When public agencies make critical decisions behind closed doors, the people they serve are left guessing and trust suffers.
Most elected officials have no idea what it’s like to risk everything you have or to struggle to meet payroll for your employees and their families as waves of new taxes, fees and regulations threaten to drown you and your business.