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.
