Business & Economy
Business & Economy
Gwen Fire rages across North Idaho wine country
The Gwen Fire has burned nearly 30,000 acres in the Clearwater Canyon near Juliaetta so far. In this photo taken July 31, 2024, the Rivaura Estate Vineyard and Winery can
I-82 closed for more than a week, once it opens a bigger fix looms ahead
Contractor crews working to remove more of the eastbound lane concrete panels. (Credit: WSDOT) Listen Read (Runtime 1:02) The major failing irrigation culverts that run under Interstate-82 between Yakima and
Spokane’s Black newspaper relaunches
Sandy Williams first launched The Black Lens, Spokane’s Black newspaper, in 2015. Her family has been working to bring the paper back. (Credit: The Black Lens) Listen (Runtime 1:07) Read
There’s a wait in Waitsburg: It’s hard to get a place in Bar Bacetto, a fresh-cookin’ Italian bar in way-out wheat country
Watch Listen (Runtime 4:05) Read In the quiet intention of morning, Mike Easton runs his floured hands over sheets of wide pasta. It makes a rhythmic shhhhhhhhhhh, shhhhhhhhhhhh shushing sound,
Othello teens want tourism, tech-start ups as town decides future with economic grant
Othello teens brainstorm ideas for what kinds of activities and jobs would be most interesting to them at The Lighthouse Community Center. (Credit: Marci Miller / Rural Development Initiatives) Listen
‘Vintage year’ for apple crop, experts say the weather was just right
Freshly picked red delicious apples gather in a bin. Northwest red delicious and galas are again shipping to India after tariffs were lifted. (Courtesy: Washington Apple Commission) Read Many Northwest
Stockpile of Boeing 737 MAX jets assures Moses Lake years of work
Moses Lake, Washington, doesn’t have commercial airline service, but the casual visitor to Grant County International Airport might assume otherwise. Shiny Boeing 737 MAX jets are parked wingtip to wingtip in row after row on two sides of the expansive airfield. They sport colorful liveries from a wide variety of exotic carriers such as Xiamen Air, Ukraine International, Ural Airlines and Donghai Airlines, to name a few.
Bird flu means higher egg prices, now there’s a chick boom hatching across the U.S.
Bird flu’s toll on flocks across the country has meant eggs are expensive and in short supply.
Before enormous, emotional crowd, Boeing delivers final 747
Thousands of former and current Boeing workers joined customers and other guests to bid farewell to the company’s final 747 jumbo jet.
Delicious Death: India’s apple tariffs crush business for Northwest Red Delicious apple farmers
For decades boatloads of Northwest apples have shipped to India – especially the variety Red Delicious. But since Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminum went into place, retaliatory tariffs have put a crunch on that valuable fruit market. Now, Washington state’s full congressional delegation is asking the federal government for help.
Hay Is For Horses – Until It’s Gone
Erin Tomson bringing her horses into the family barn. Her mother Dee used to board horses at their ranch in Pullman, WA. The price of hay is making it harder
Massive New Climate Law Could Give Pacific Northwest Green Businesses A Boost
Companies large and small around the Pacific Northwest say they are excited by growth opportunities that may flow from the climate, healthcare and tax package signed by President Biden on Tuesday. Turbocharged federal spending could benefit the region’s green energy sector in particular, although congressional Republicans remain dubious that Americans on the whole will come out ahead.
