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After some rough years, apple market may be improving in 2026
OTHELLO — It’s been a rough few years for apple and pear growers, but 2026 looks like it could bring better news. …
Finding the next popular apple variety is a long process
KENNEWICK — For all the research, all the focus groups, all the test marketing, it is the consumer who ultimately decides the success of something new or diffe…
National Finals Rodeo kicks off in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The 2023 Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s National Finals Rodeo began on Dec. 8, the start of a nine-day-long competition where contestants …
Sila breaks ground on Washington facility
MOSES LAKE — Sila Nanotechnologies officially opened its Moses Lake plant Nov. 29. “This moment has been 12 years in the making,” said Gene Berdichevsky, co…
Evolution drives further advancement in tree fruit industry
KENNEWICK — As they say, things change. Industries evolve, pushed by changes in technology, changes in the workforce, changes in regulation. One of the tra…
Year in review: A look back at the top topics of 2023
Each year flies by a little faster than we’d like as we cover the economy of the Columbia Basin. This year, we’ve had a chance to see just how diversified that…
Experiencing ag at first hand
PULLMAN — During college in her native South Africa, Lindsey du Toit had a plant pathology professor who took her class out to talk with the farmers doing the …
Starbucks raises US hourly wages, adds other benefits for non-union workers
Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most of its U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales. But the company said Monday tha…
A calling followed: Kersey leaves Moses Lake port to head up Group14 plant
MOSES LAKE — Don Kersey said that, for him, the manufacturing sector holds an irresistible appeal. Kersey is the new manager of the Group14 Technologies facili…
Basin Street Barbershop owner looks to become part of the community
EPHRATA — Cheryl Scott heard a lot of people saying they wanted an affordable, convenient haircut — and that’s what she set out to provide when she opened Basi…
Vantage Data Centers finishes 3rd phase at Quincy facility
QUINCY — There’s an old saying in real estate, that what really matters is location. Then location, and then location. The same is true of a data center. Si…