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Eastern Washington irrigation directory

MOSES LAKE - As farms finish tilling, start planting and start tapping into irrigation systems, having someone loc…

Updated 1 year, 4 months ago
Feds OK natural gas pipeline expansion in Northwest over protests

PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal regulators on Thursday approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental gro…

Updated 1 year, 4 months ago
Basin Business Journal commodity report for Nov. 22, 2023

Commodity prices in the Basin

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
Washington breaks ag records in 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington saw record-breaking agricultural production last year, according to an announcement from the National Agricultural Statistics Ser…

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
Group14 releases third quarter review

MOSES LAKE — Group14 Technology released its third quarter review Oct. 19, which said the company ramped up construction on its incoming one million-square-foo…

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
'Holy grail': Enhancement process could make EVs more efficient, practical

MOSES LAKE — Americans like to drive. What Americans don’t like is the cost of filling their gas tank. In recent years, electric vehicles, powered with a recha…

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USDA releases agricultural statistics for Northwest Region

OLYMPIA —The United States Department of Agriculture’s Northwest Regional Field Office released agricultural statistics for canola, corn for grain, dry edible …

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Fresher fruit: Moses Lake plant turning out browning-resistant apples

MOSES LAKE — Apple production techniques turned a corner recently when Okanagan Specialty Fruits opened its new facility in Moses Lake. The new Okanagan Spe…

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
Academic resources: CWU’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship looks to help Washington communities plan their economies

ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington University College of Business launched the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – also known as I4IE – in 2021 us…

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Generation Z: Young workers are changing today’s workforce

MOSES LAKE — Generation Z employees are a completely different entity from other generations when it comes to the workforce. Division Executive of System A…

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Preparing for the future: Workforce education, innovation start locally, Commerce director says

MOSES LAKE — Mike Fong, director of the Washington Department of Commerce, said workforce training and economic innovation start locally. “We want to streng…