The economy will keep doing what economies do. It will surprise you and worry you, and that’s not going to change. What can change is how prepared you are when it does. 

New research has shown that employees who participated in workplace-based financial education programs had stronger financial knowledge and capability than those who didn’t.  

An accounting firm with clients across Oregon and Washington state has joined one of the nation’s largest accounting firms, which also maintains an office in the Tri-Cities. 

3 Rivers Community Foundation has announced the launch of its 2026 Meet the Moment Campaign, a community fundraising effort supporting nonprofits serving Benton and Franklin counties. 

Kennewick has banned kiosks that allow individuals to buy and trade various cryptocurrencies. 

Drawing from an array of federal and state data, a new analysis shows the state’s cost of living rising faster than the national average over that time, with only California, New Jersey, Hawaii and Washington, D.C. considered more expensive in 2023. 

Washington will soon end its reign as the state with the nation’s highest estate tax.

For more than 10 years, I have drafted and submitted a monthly column for the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business. Every month. That’s equaled more than 120 columns. This will be my final installment.

Banking & Wealth Management Briefs – February 2026

Household incomes have grown in nearly every state over the past 50 years, but a new study concludes that growth has been uneven across the country.