Pasco already has a key advantage for developing an industrial park centered on reusing manufacturers’ waste byproducts, according to consultants who studied the concept.

President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback when the U.S. Court of International Trade handed a win to two small businesses and the state of Washington after they challenged the president’s 10% global tariffs, imposed after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous emergency tariff regime. 

A nuclear fuel manufacturing facility north of Richland is continuing its march to be on the front line of providing advanced fuels and technologies to the burgeoning U.S. nuclear energy industry. 

Rockwool is preparing to begin construction on its $175 million manufacturing plant in Wallula, citing the region’s strategic location and strong local workforce pipeline.

It was a mixed bag for Lamb Weston in its latest quarterly report, where company officials noted net sales increased quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year but net income declined. 
 

A Washington nonprofit is addressing the need for child care and on-the-job training at the same time by using an apprenticeship model, which combines paid work and certification. 

Those relying on Railroad Avenue as part of their daily drive will need to take detours for the last few days of March as the Port of Pasco works toward a critical milestone for its Reimann Industrial Center. 

A state-level economic development association singled out the ports of Benton and Walla Walla for accolades in its annual awards for securing the most economically significant development projects in the past year. 

Lamb Weston’s shuttered Connell processing plant once again is on the chopping block as city and Port of Pasco leaders determine a path forward for the community.

A Kennewick-based ice maker and distributor, in partnership with a similar Oregon-based company, has acquired manufacturing, distribution and customer assets of one of its competitors, creating the largest packaged ice manufacturing network in the Pacific Northwest.