Daily editionThursday, April 3rd, 2025
Good morning, Kennewick.
The Daily Kennewick Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 3rd of April.
Business
A Montana-based company Local Bounti saw its sales jump by 38% to $38.1 million when its Texas and Pasco facilities began shipping products in the second quarter of 2024 (profit margins stayed steady and most costs dropped with more research spending).
It expanded its distribution network to the Pacific Northwest, California and Texas and strengthened its Walmart partnership to serve 191 stores (boosting the availability of premium baby leaf varieties).
Tri-Cities Business NewsRead more
Education
Columbia Basin College held its Self-Awareness Sweets event for World Autism Awareness Day—organized with Disability Support Services and the Cultural Appreciation and Student Advocacy Group—to offer candy and brochures with self-advocacy tips to students.
Accessibility specialist Nancy Peterson said the event focused on mutual support and announced a documentary presentation set for April 16th—designed to highlight the history of the disability civil rights movement in America.
NBC Tri-CitiesRead more
Environment
Senate Bill 5284 will require companies to pay for recycling instead of taxpayers—this change may alter how waste is handled across Washington.
Lawmakers and business groups will debate the measure as residents call for a more effective recycling system.
NewsTalk 870Read more
Government
The United States Postal Service started a ten-year plan that invests $135 million in Washington facilities and showed updates at the Pasco Sorting and Delivering Center on Wednesday.
The upgrades include new vehicles, 11 sorting machines and facility improvements (Delivering for America), with plans to build 12 new centers (and update 98 facilities) to speed up mail and package delivery.
The KEYRead more
Kennewick Events
Mini Golf FUNdraiser
Saturday, May 31st, 2025 · Kick-off summer with one of our community's most spirited events and the most FUN you'll have in FUNdraising. Supporting the Children's Reading Foundation, join us for 18 holes of fun, prizes, awards, and more! (21 and over)