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Mason’s Place opens in new location
MOSES LAKE — For Heather Mason, the opening of Mason’s Place’s new location is about more than fresh paint, expand…
Mosbrucker named WPUDA Legislative Champion
OLYMPIA — State Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, was recently named 2022 Legislative Champion by the Washington Public Utility Districts Association, accord…
Drought aid deadline approaching
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The deadline to apply for aid from the Small Business Administration in Adams, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties is set for Dec. 19 for small nonfarm businesses wh…
CenturyLink penalized for rate increases
LACEY – The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has upheld a $226,000 penalty assessed against CenturyLink and its five subsidiaries for raising…
Stoking industry
MOSES LAKE — On roughly 23.5 acres of what used to be sagebrush-covered scrubland north of Moses Lake, engineers with Stoke Space Technologies are working to b…
BPA to hold line on 2024-25 power rates
PORTLAND — The Bonneville Power Administration, which markets and sells electricity generated by 31 federally owned and operated dams in the Pacific Northwest, is not going to increase power rates in 2024 and 2025,…
Full house
QUINCY — The crowd filled the Quincy Business and Event Center as the fundraising auction and dinner sponsored by the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce and Qui…
STUDIO BASIN: Planning a new Samaritan and sports recap
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare Commissioner Alan White and Chief Executive Officer Theresa Sullivan joined the Studio Basin podcast to discuss the status of…
PNW may become 'hydrogen hub'
SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association — a coalition of companies, local and tribal governments, labor unions and environmental organizations — has asked the U.S. Department of Energy to consider the …
Acing it
When it comes to business, small towns often face kind of a vicious cycle. Many chains won’t locate in a community below a certain population, which means peop…
Traffic collision leads to new path for Quincy veteran
QUINCY — Nicole O’Shea said she had planned out at least some of her future, starting with her enlistment in the U.S. Army. And then all of a sudden everything…
‘It’s a people business’
MOSES LAKE — For Ben Sellen, it’s not primarily about the houses or the land. “It's a people business,” he said. “It's not about selling somebody a house, i…
Total Auto Care cuts ribbon in Moses Lake
Total Auto Care owner Eric Wedum, accompanied by members of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce, prepares to cut the ribbon at the formal grand opening of his b…
Ferguson files suit to block Albertsons payout
SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court on Tuesday to block a $4 billion special dividend payout t…
Quincy shows economic development promise, officials say
QUINCY — Grant County, including Quincy, is drawing a lot of interest from businesses looking for new or additional locations, according to local economic deve…
County commissioners approve REC rezone, UGA expansion
EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a rezone from agricultural to industrial of roughly 163 acres near REC Silicon. The zoning change exte…