Tens of thousands of high school students who complete job training programs and earn credentials will have fewer barriers to entering the workforce, thanks to two bills recently signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson.
More than 20 workers who lost their lives on the job and have ties to the Tri-Cities will be honored at the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries’ Workers’ Memorial Day service on April 24.
High school students in Kennewick School District’s FFA programs have been growing and caring for a variety of plants – from flowers to vegetables – and now they are sharing them at upcoming plant sales.
The Tri-Cities labor market in March was the tightest it’s been since November 2024, and the unemployment rate was the lowest it has ever been for that time of year.
A Richland-based agricultural company is reforming its hiring practices and paying a fine to the state Attorney General’s Office after an investigation into discriminatory employment practices and misrepresentations to local farmworkers about job opportunities.
The city and BFCOG are asking for community feedback via a 24-question survey as part of a planning initiative to support revitalization in downtown Kennewick and its surrounding neighborhoods.