Warmer days are translating into more jobs in the Tri-Cities. State figures show dramatic gains in construction employment, education, retail and hospitality helped drive the local unemployment down to 6.5 percent in March, traditionally the start of the busy warm-weather economy in the Mid-Columbia. The local labor...
I continue to be bullish on the Tri-City economy as the region continues to outpace many other areas in the Pacific Northwest. In September and October, the area unemployment rate hit a record low of 4.7%. In October there were 5,500 more jobs than the year before,...
Join TRIDEC on Wednesday, May 2, from 12-1:00p at the Richland Red Lion, for our Member Investor Luncheon. Keynote Speaker: Cost to Attend: Member: $25.00 | Non-Member: $30.00 | Group Rate (8): $180.00 Online Event Registration Download Event Registration Form ...
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 7.4 percent in January 2018, which is 1.1 percent lower than in January 2017, while recording 0.8 percent increase from December 2017, according to the estimates by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Unlike many states, in Washington, the transportation sector emits more than twice as much carbon into the air than the utility sector. But to get more consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles, drivers have to feel confident their mobility won’t be limited by...
Join TRIDEC on Thursday, March 29, from 12-1:30p at the Pasco Red Lion, for our 55th Annual Meeting & Luncheon. Keynote Speaker: Cost to Attend: Member: $30.00 | Non-Member: $35.00 | Group Rate (8): $200.00 Online Event Registration Download Event Registration Form ...