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Mid-Columbia lawmakers push to bring nuclear innovation campus to region
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) The 100 D Area on the Hanford site overlooks the Columbia River and the White Bluffs. Two state lawmakers serving communities in and near the Tri-Cities are hoping the state will take advantage of the U. S. Department of Energy's efforts to'establish'sites around…...
Hanford contractor pays $3. 45 million to settle fraud allegations
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (189+ words) HMIS played a key role in assembling a new canister storage system at the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility. In 2025, HMIS provided critical staff resources to'assist'Central Plateau Cleanup Company in moving more than 1, 900 radioactive capsules into this new, safer dry…...
Damage following downtown fire closes bookstore permanently
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (345+ words) Firefighters respond to a fire at El Tequilas restaurant located at 109 W. Kennewick Ave. around 7 a. m. March 17. The fire was contained to the restaurant and did not spread to neighboring businesses. A downtown Kennewick bookstore is permanently closing its storefront due to…...
First vitrified waste deposited in Hanford landfill
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (246+ words) The first stainless steel containers containing tank waste vitrified at the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste facility at the Waste Treatment Plant are now permanently stored at a designated special disposal facility on the Hanford site." The first stainless steel containers"containing…...
Soaring diesel prices hit WA family farms' bottom line
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (360+ words) A combine harvests wheat in Eastern Washington. "The conflict in Iran has caused fuel prices to soar and Washington state farmers said it hits them hard when they are putting crops in the ground. Diesel prices have reached record highs,…...
Opening date set for new Columbia Gardens brewery
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (172+ words) A brewery which signed a lease in October for a space at Port of Kennewick's Columbia Gardens Artisan Village is opening this month." Wheat Head Brewing Company is opening Wheat Head on the Water at noon April 18, with free hop…...
Builder advocates: Prepare to restructure business to avoid new income tax
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (208+ words) Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business Builder advocates: Prepare to restructure business to avoid new income tax The state's leading trade organization for homebuilders is advising its members to meet with an accountant while staying abreast of legal challenges to the…...
WA sues feds for pulling funding for hydrogen hub, WSU
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) Swiss company Atlas Agro remains committed to building a $1 billion fertilizer plant north of Richland, and it's launched plans a new data center project nearby. The lawsuit, filed in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California, calls on…...
WA awards $7. 3 M in clean energy grants in Benton, Franklin counties
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (141+ words) State officials recently announced funding for a slew of solar power projects along with a few other clean energy efforts in the Mid-Columbia." Two of the grants"are for"$2. 5 million, with one going to Cunningham Solar WA LLC for a…...
Owner of Trios, Lourdes is acquiring another hospital
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (202+ words) The for-profit company that runs two of the Tri-Cities" three acute-care hospitals will soon add another Pacific Northwest hospital to its portfolio. Lifepoint Health, which is based in Tennessee, will acquire St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, as…...