Construction is underway on a new bilingual beauty school that will offer courses in esthetics, advanced aesthetics and nail technology in both English and Spanish.
The first Pitch Latino Tri-Cities recently took place in Kennewick, bringing together seven local business owners to pitch their ideas for cash prizes. One came away with the top prize.
Washington State University Tri-Cities honored eight individuals with this year’s Women of Distinction award for contributions to the campus and across the Tri-Cities community.
One Hanford contractor estimated that collectively, the Hanford prime contractors donate more than $1 million to nonprofits each year in both financial donations and volunteered time.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the EEOICPA program, which is intended to compensate DOE employees who became ill after being exposed to harmful substances while working at certain sites, including Hanford. But it can be a challenging program to navigate.
Hanford’s new AI tool can condense emails and analyze and summarize complicated documents, saving Hanford’s human workers tons of time, according to Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS), which developed the system.
As the weather warms up, Girl Scout cookie sales are coming soon to booths around the Tri-Cities, and this year will be the last season for one of the cookie flavors.
A recent proposal to raise the state’s minimum wage didn’t make it past the first legislative cutoff date, but it serves as a reminder of how local chambers of commerce go to bat when it comes to protecting local businesses and consumers.