Wallula mill idling, employees will be laid off

 Workers at the Packaging Corporation of America-owned mill in Wallula are being laid off and the plant will temporarily idle due to “economic conditions,” the company said in a statement.

The Illinois-based company expects to resume operations at the mill later this...

Institute for Northwest Energy Futures receives state funding

The state has earmarked $7.7 million for the 2023-25 biennium to hire researchers and staff and secure a new facility to house Washington State University Tri-Cities’ Institute for Northwest Energy Futures, or INEF.

INEF soft-launched last year as a new institute to...

Q&A with Rachelle Glazier, general manager, Ben Franklin Transit.

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APPOINTMENTS

• The Pasco City Council appointed interim city manager Adam Lincoln as city manager on April 17. Lincoln was appointed interim city manager in October following the retirement of former City Manager Dave...
  

Realtors association award winners

The Tri-City Association of Realtors recently announced the recipients of its awards for 2022.

These Realtors and community members were recognized in the following categories:

• Affiliate of the Year: Jeff Parry, Stewart Title.
• President’s Award: Katie Copeland, Keller Williams Columbia Basin.
• Rookie of the Year: Katie Teas, Windermere Group...
  

The city of Kennewick recently celebrated the completion of a new 6 million-gallon water storage reservoir and pumping station.

City officials held a ribbon-cutting event on May 4. The reservoir, which replaces an older one, is near the Creekstone housing development in south Kennewick off South Irving Street, near...

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation submitted an application for the fee-to-trust transfer of tribal property in Pasco, a step toward opening a casino on Colville land in the city.

“We’re pleased to announce this important milestone in our efforts to enhance economic development for the Colville Tribes,”...

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.

The State Environmental Review Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through...

Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:
Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is discharged.
Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.
Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure.
Chapter 13 —...