MOSES LAKE — Work-based learning provides education opportunities for the workforce to receive…
WENATCHEE — Like many other businesses, the tree fruit industry is faced with the challenge of…
FEEDER & STOCKER CATTLE SUMMARY FOR WEEK ENDING 07/13/2024 RECEIPTS: Auctions Direct …
SEATTLE — Ana Mari Cauce, who has served as president of the University of Washington for a de…
MOSES LAKE — Educational service districts are government-mandated agencies put in place to pr…
Nutrien Ag Solutions acquires novel biocontrol technology
LOVELAND, Colo. — In a move to expand its portfolio of sustainable crop protection solutions, Nutrien Ag Solutions announced the acquisition of several patented biocontrol technologies from Suncor Energy’s AgroScie…
‘A step back in time’: Washington’s oldest rodeo is June 7-9
BICKLETON — Out in the wheat country of eastern Klickitat County, time sort of stands still. The little town of Bickleton, population 92 at the last census, is…
WSU offers $15.7 million in wage increases for academic student employees
PULLMAN — Academic student employees on assistantships would see an average wage increase of at least 20% under the latest proposal offered by Washington State University as labor negotiations continued ahead of a …
Basin Business Journal commodity report as of Feb. 16, 2024
Traded Commodities Corn (bushel) $4.1650 Wheat (bushel) $5.6050 Oats (bushel) $3.8325 Soybeans (bushel) $11.7225
WAEF marks 30 years
WENATCHEE — The Washington Apple Education Federation celebrated its 30th birthday this month, according to an announcement from the organization. The anniversary commemorates three decades of shaping the future…
State paying out $40M-plus to families after price-fixing lawsuit
OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington households will receive a little extra money, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced in a Dec. 6 press conference. The payouts are the result of price-fixing lawsuits b…
Basin Business Journal commodity report for Nov. 22, 2023
Commodity prices in the Basin
Chemical processor fined nearly $480,000 for exposing workers to toxic gases
TUMWATER — A manufacturing company in Moses Lake that works with dangerous chemicals is facing nearly $480,000 in fines for safety violations, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Labor …
Energy Dept. awards Washington $23.4 million for electric infrastructure
OLYMPIA — On Sept. 5, Washington state received a $23.4 million Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to modernize the electric grid and reduce impacts due to extre…
Yakima orchards pay back wages to improperly paid workers
TUMWATER — The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced July 12 that the owners of two Yakima orchards have paid $500,000 in back wages and interest to more than 400 workers. “Farmworkers do…
