A company subcontracting for other primary contractors on the Hanford site will pay nearly $500,000 in restitution for fraudulently receiving Covid-19 relief funding, and its owner will pay $1.1 million to settle an affirmative civil fraud lawsuit.
A $180 million expansion of a key piece of Pasco’s food processing infrastructure is coming online and will deliver even more returns to the community.
A public university and private college in Eastern Washington state are among four higher education institutions in the state warned they could face repercussions if they fail “to protect Jewish students on campus.”
The nonprofit federal administration that provides one-third of the Northwest’s electricity is preparing to part ways with its current Western energy market and sell its excess energy to companies and electric cooperatives as far away as Louisiana.
While planned tariffs on imported automotive components were postponed, industry experts and state officials warn that they will affect nearly all motorists if implemented, whether they are seeking a new vehicle or not.