Tri-Citian Chris Poynor has spent the past 30 years driving trucks, and he recently celebrated some big achievements: 2 million accident-free miles and grand champion winner of the Washington Truck Driving Championships.

Richland airport’s compass rose is a signature project for the Mid-Columbia Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, an international group of female pilots that number 40 locally.

The hotel was originally planned in 2018 alongside the expansion of the Three Rivers Convention Center, said Vijay Patel, president of A-1 Hospitality and A-1 Pearl, at the event. But the Covid-19 pandemic stalled the project.  

A family-owned salvage business with locations in Pasco and Yakima has expanded to Finley as its capacity maxes out. The new 19-acre facility, which opened May 10, has hundreds of cars customers can pull parts from.

The Pasco-based nonprofit has been providing impoverished and exploited women with a second chance and a safe place for them to gain experience through work and training to attain living-wage jobs in the community, and its offerings are expanding to help more women.

For one winery and restaurant owner, launching a new endeavor in Pasco is a kind of homecoming. 

A nonprofit dedicated to serving individuals with autism aims to employ them, but it can’t give jobs to everyone who needs them. That’s why the organization is launching a new training program this summer to help young adults who might be lacking support get ready for a job in the community.

A Pasco-based union that got its start using cutting-edge technology on the top-secret Manhattan Project at Hanford continues to innovate as it prepares the next generation for careers as plumbers and pipefitters.

The pace is picking up at Vista Field, which had two groundbreakings in the last 30 days as an eye care clinic and bridal boutique plan to make the Port of Kennewick-owned land home.

A facility that serves a critical role in the community by providing respite care and helping manage serious symptoms in hospice patients soon will be getting a $3.5 million upgrade to better serve patients and their families.