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States are changing fire codes to make housing cheaper. Some safety experts are worried
States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affo…
Race comes down to a coin toss
Moses Lake real estate broker Doug Robins (left) prepares to toss a coin to decide who won the “horse race” ...
New location for Sica Family Dermatology
The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce celebrated with a ribbon-cutting for Sica Family Dermatology’s new office at 827 Colonial Ave., Suite C, Moses Lake, on June…
Port of Warden receives grant for growth
WARDEN — The Port of Warden has been awarded a $175,000 grant from Grant County’s Strategic Infrastructure Program to help cover road design and engineering for the second phase of the port’s rail expansion project.
Creating growth: Grant EDC celebrates 30 years of promoting the county
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Economic Development Council (EDC) celebrated its 30th birthday in April.
Othello CHS bean plant grows, will triple its processing rate
OTHELLO – With the recent addition of 50,000 square feet of warehouse space, the CHS dry edible bean plant in Othello is increasing its storage capacity by 35%.
Developer eyes second crossing for Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — With the Mae Valley area growing rapidly and commercial trucks needing another way out to the Port of Moses Lake that bypasses town, just about everyone agrees there needs to be a second way to get acr…
Divots the newest addition for an avid golf community
MOSES LAKE — Golfers in the Columbia Basin have a new venue to get some swings in at a wide variety of courses with the new indoor Divots Golf facilities in Mo…
State sends relief to small businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Commerce said Thursday it has awarded $234 million in the fourth round of Working Washington relief and recovery grants.
New tenant comes to Port of Mattawa
MATTAWA — Port of Mattawa officials have added a new tenant at the port’s industrial park: Waste Management will have a storage yard for its equipment and receptacles.
A ‘general practitioner for the eyes’: Moses Lake optometrist combines clinics in new facility
MOSES LAKE — It starts with something like “read me the letters on the third line from the bottom.”
More than a market, a movement: Women-owned businesses gather at ‘pop-up’ event
Beneath a lively reggaeton beat and nearly 90 degrees of heat, 12 women-owned small businesses set up booths for the first-ever She Se Puede (She Can Do It) Po…
REC Silicon hopes to restart production in Moses Lake in 2023
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon believes it can restart its shuttered Moses Lake production facility sometime in 2023.
New hardware store coming to Royal City
ROYAL CITY — Royal City public works crews soon will begin upgrades to a water line on Beech Avenue Northeast, providing water to property being developed for a new hardware, lumber and feed store, with plans to op…
Saving water is a serious job for Quincy irrigation district
QUINCY — Three million acre-feet. That’s how much Columbia River water is pumped out at the Grand Coulee Dam every year and sent to the three irrigation distri…
Space needed: Grant County census data shows higher growth in population than housing
After an adjusted data release timeline due to COVID-19, the U.S. Census Bureau recently published its most updated population counts and housing data. For Gra…