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.

A Kennewick-based hotel company’s newest Pasco hotel sold out its first two floors within days of opening, and it is already building what comes next.

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. 

Washington growers and producers are under pressure from rising inputs and labor costs, water scarcity and increasing regulatory burdens. 

Washington’s 2025 wine harvest was, by official accounts, one of the most favorable in recent memory. Weather across the state was stable, yields were largely average, and vineyards avoided the extreme heat events that have defined difficult vintages in recent years.
But the numbers tell a different story.

Washington agriculture remains highly export-dependent, heavily tied to Asian markets and vulnerable to trade disruptions and shifting international demand. 

The new Pasco Aquatic Center at 5204 Road 108 in Pasco is getting ready to open in late June. 

Oregon Potato Company has completed construction of its new 20,200-square-foot, two-story corporate headquarters at 6727 Chapel Hill Blvd. in Pasco.

The Tri-Cities Airport has completed construction of its Quick Turn Around Facility at 1803 W. Argent Road in Pasco.