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Grant, Douglas and Chelan PUDs consider collaboration on geothermal energy
WENATCHEE — Three Central Washington public utility districts are exploring whether geothermal energy could become…
Bonneville Power announces 2nd quarter revenues
PORTLAND — The Bonneville Power Administration on Tuesday announced that net revenue for the organization’s second quarter of fiscal 2022 hit $566 million, far in excess of the $178 million originally forecast. …
Port of Moses Lake buys land using eminent domain
MOSES LAKE — Benjamin Franklin said that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. However, for landowners selling their property to the Port of Mo…
Bureau forecasts sufficient water supply for Yakima
YAKIMA — The Bureau of Reclamation announced Wednesday that there is enough water to meet demand from all senior and junior holders of water rights in the Yakima Project. ...
Homes on wheels
MOSES LAKE — Some people travel in them. Some people keep them parked. Either way, a home on wheels is still a home, and needs to be kept up.
WSU academic student employees vote to form union
PULLMAN — Graduate and undergraduate teaching and research assistants at Washington State University are seeking to form a union. In a petition filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission, graduate teac…
SGL Carbon posts sales rise
WIESBADEN, Germany — SGL Carbon, which has a major carbon fiber production plant in Moses Lake, announced that sales in the first three months of 2022 rose 12.2% when compared with the same period in 2021. Accor…
A labor of Love's
MOSES LAKE — It took a lot of work by a lot of people to get the new Love’s Travel Center in Moses Lake ready and open for business. “There’s a million peop…
More battery manufacturing likely in Moses Lake
WOODINVILLE — Group14 Technologies, which makes components for rechargeable batteries, announced Wednesday it has raised $400 million to help build a major production facility in Moses Lake. “We’re now ready to …
Area farmers eligible for drought disaster loans
MOSES LAKE — Farmers and producers in 20 Washington counties will have until Dec. 22 to file for emergency loans following a drought disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Battery manufacturer listed as new owner of Xyleco building
MOSES LAKE — Battery maker Sila Nanotechnologies appears to be the new owner of the long-empty Xyleco Building at 3741 Road N NE, right across the road from REC Silicon. In a filing with the Washington Secretary…
SBA offering disaster loans to businesses that support farmers
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Nonfarm businesses in Grant and Adams counties are now eligible to apply for low interest loans from the Small Business Administration to help cover drought-related losses in 2022. According…
Postal service seeks July rate increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Postal Service is asking federal regulators for a rate increase that would see the price of a first-class stamp rise to 60 cents fr…
Study: Americans want big tech to compensate small papers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans want Congress to intervene in the conflict between small news publishers and “big tech” companies like Google and Facebook, according to a press release from the News Media Alliance. …
Wash. AG sues USPS over vehicle purchase
OLYMPIA — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing the U.S. Postal Service for deciding in February to replace up to 165,000 USPS vehicles with gasoline-powered models rather than with electric vehic…
Getting involved pays off
MOSES LAKE — No matter how you look at it, real estate is serious business. When you’re dealing with land, one of the most basic things a person can own, and t…