WASHINGTON D.C. — Sweet cherry growers in Washington will be eligible for up to $500,000 in fe…
MOSES LAKE — Local small-town booksellers from Moses Lake’s Sandbox Bookstore, Wenatchee’s Ye …
MOSES LAKE — According to Sila Nanotechnologies Vice President Chris Dougher, the opening of S…
MOSES LAKE — According to Washington State Tree Fruit Association President Jon DeVaney, it is…
MOSES LAKE — Eastern Washington could be ground zero for clean energy, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-…
WSU offers $15.7 million in wage increases for academic student employees
PULLMAN — Academic student employees on assistantships would see an average wage increase of at least 20% under the latest proposal offered by Washington State University as labor negotiations continued ahead of a …
Basin Business Journal commodity report as of Feb. 16, 2024
Traded Commodities Corn (bushel) $4.1650 Wheat (bushel) $5.6050 Oats (bushel) $3.8325 Soybeans (bushel) $11.7225
WAEF marks 30 years
WENATCHEE — The Washington Apple Education Federation celebrated its 30th birthday this month, according to an announcement from the organization. The anniversary commemorates three decades of shaping the future…
State paying out $40M-plus to families after price-fixing lawsuit
OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington households will receive a little extra money, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced in a Dec. 6 press conference. The payouts are the result of price-fixing lawsuits b…
Basin Business Journal commodity report for Nov. 22, 2023
Commodity prices in the Basin
Chemical processor fined nearly $480,000 for exposing workers to toxic gases
TUMWATER — A manufacturing company in Moses Lake that works with dangerous chemicals is facing nearly $480,000 in fines for safety violations, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Labor …
Energy Dept. awards Washington $23.4 million for electric infrastructure
OLYMPIA — On Sept. 5, Washington state received a $23.4 million Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to modernize the electric grid and reduce impacts due to extre…
Yakima orchards pay back wages to improperly paid workers
TUMWATER — The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced July 12 that the owners of two Yakima orchards have paid $500,000 in back wages and interest to more than 400 workers. “Farmworkers do…
Basin Business Journal commodity report for July 21, 2023
Here's how agricultural commodity prices have changed in the last month:
As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles, yet his own mother still…
