Building industry advocates accuse the state’s building code council and others of dragging their feet to implement the voter-approved law protecting the installation of natural gas utilities in new construction and actively punishing projects that use natural gas.
The Richland-based credit union provided more loans and millions of dollars more to borrowers receiving government-backed financingin 2024 than the year prior, helping businesses to expand and grow their operations.
The national business magazine noted that regional institutions such as the Walla Walla-based Banner Bank are operating more efficiently than national banks, leading them to dominate this year’s list.
Officials with the state’s Department of Labor & Industries discovered O’Reilly’s actions and began investigating in September 2023, according to a release. The investigation revealed that 2,327 employees at nearly 160 locations statewide were impacted when the company switched to a new payroll vendor at the end of 2022.
The total revenue generated from the capital gains tax in the 2023 tax year is down 47% over the previous year. In Benton County, the decline in tax payments was even steeper.
The measure would require some establishments selling alcohol, including bars and nightclubs, to have testing kits on hand so patrons can see if their drinks have been drugged. Sponsors amended the bill recently in light of concerns of overreach lodged by a hospitality trade group.
The successor to current Kennewick School District Superintendent Traci Pierce is this year’s Idaho Superintendent of the Yearwho started his educational career as a Spanish and math teacher.
Some Mid-Columbia farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers may have lower loan balances after the agricultural lending cooperative distributed the funds as part of its patronage program.
