EAST WENATCHEE — A golf course, a resort, Fancher Heights 2.0?
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The “wurst” restaurant in Wenatchee just opened downtown — and it also might be the smallest.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The new plaza at Pybus Public Market is now open.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Robert Maus organized the North Central Publishing Company on Dec. 5, 1920. Less than a year later, on Aug. 19, 1921, the company published the first issue of The Wenatchee Sun. At this time, the Sun's print shop, shown above, was located in the Neubauer Building at First and Wenatchee Avenu…
Linda Barta
World Librarian
As the economy continues to hum along and employers are looking for new hires, employers should be aware of two new laws recently passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee in May that place new restrictions on salary negotiation and noncompetition agreements.
WENATCHEE — Horticulturist Kate Evans will take over as interim director of the Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center on Aug. 26.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
SPOKANE — Four men who have never held elected office are vying for outgoing Spokane Valley City Councilman Sam Wood’s seat, and they all say homelessness is one of the most important issues facing the region.
There are two parts to the story about CEO pay in 2018.
SEATTLE — Ahead of its official quarterly earnings release next week, Boeing on Thursday bit the bullet and announced a huge $4.9 billion after-tax accounting charge due to the financial impact of the 737 MAX grounding.
YAKIMA — The Yakima City Council voted this week to scrap outdated sections of the municipal code that prohibit cruising events in the city limits.
CHELAN — Groundbreaking for a moderate-income housing development in Chelan has been delayed, but there's still good news.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
CASHMERE — Cashmere Valley Bank is recruiting two business leaders, Kristine Loomis and Mike Neff, to join its advisory board of directors.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
ORONDO — At this point, few people have seen it and even fewer have tasted it. But by next year there will be more than 2 million boxes of Cosmic Crisp apples on the market.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — The newly formed Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority is considering a sales tax to fund future capital projects at Pangborn Memorial Airport.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
YAKIMA — People who provide child care inside their homes will be required to comply with new rules as of Aug. 1 in Washington state, raising uncertainty among some providers.
WENATCHEE — Free backpacks, school supplies, games and lots of information are in store for school-age children and their families Aug. 3 at the Columbia Valley Community Health’s annual Back to School Fair.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — United Way of North Central Washington is losing at least one of its community partners following a second year of funding uncertainty.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
SPOKANE — Despite facing a $20 million budget shortfall, Washington’s wildlife management agency will not make significant cuts.
ORONDO — The cherries go by in a flash, too fast for the eye to keep up. But the Cherry Vision 3.0 has already analyzed each cherry’s size, color and any potential defects.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — Lucian Dorobantu grew up in post-communist Romania, but it was the values of capitalism that brought him to Douglas County to mine cryptocurrency.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Facebook has agreed to pay a record $5 billion in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after a yearlong investigation into the company’s privacy practices, according to multiple reports Friday.
YAKIMA — Central Washington University’s aviation program has returned student training flights to Bowers Field in Ellensburg after a temporary move to Yakima.
NCW — Fisheries in the Upper Columbia River will open July 16 for summer chinook fishing.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
SEATTLE — Some immigrants seeking citizenship in the Seattle area may soon have to travel hours away, to Portland or Yakima, for their naturalization interviews after a new policy was implemented at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
CASHMERE — Beta Hatch, the startup that raises insects for use as sustainable animal feed, will build its flagship production facility in the former Tree Top factory in Cashmere, CEO Virginia Emery said in an email Thursday.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
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WENATCHEE — The City Council on Thursday approved changes to cryptocurrency rules, including a prohibition on mining in residential areas.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
LEAVENWORTH — Traffic through Leavenworth during the holiday weekends and warm summer months has turned into a slow-moving parking lot.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — Community development group Our Valley Our Future is looking for public feedback on projects that may be added to the organization’s 2020 action plan.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Earlier this year, after two 737 MAX crashes killed 346 souls and led to a worldwide grounding of the important airplane, Boeing disclosed that Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg had in 2018 been awarded annual compensation of $23.4 million, up from $18.5 million a year earlier.
WENATCHEE — The fate of a controversial housing development is in the hands of a Chelan County Superior Court judge.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Chelan County PUD is buying the Horan House property next to the site of its future headquarters in Olds Station.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wenatchee-based CMI Orchards will show off a selection of apples and cherries from its American Dream label at the White House on Monday.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College wants business owners to weigh in on what training to include in a potential new four-year bachelor’s degree in business.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Houses in the Wenatchee area are more expensive now than a year ago. They are also less available and slower to sell.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Chelan County is considering creating new regulations around vacation rentals that could impact people like David and Jessyca Poole.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
CHICAGO — Boeing is set to lose the title of being the world's biggest planemaker after reporting a 37-percent drop in deliveries for the first half of the year due to the prolonged grounding of its best-selling MAX jets.
WENATCHEE — The WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center is holding a field day for the agriculture industry in August to showcase local research projects.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
SPOKANE — The Northwest agriculture industry looks solid so far this year, though it hasn’t been without challenges.
WENATCHEE — For the first time in recent memory, the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce is endorsing a political campaign.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The cheese shop in Pybus Public Market will regain the “Cheesemonger” name as it transfers to new ownership this month.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
GRANDVIEW — Frank Lyall has noticed plenty of help-wanted signs during the cherry harvest, which started last month.
WENATCHEE — The trip from Pangborn Memorial Airport to Chelan takes just 15 minutes. Leavenworth is 12 minutes away and Quincy only takes 10.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The City Council will once again consider changes to Wenatchee’s cryptocurrency mining rules.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort announced Wednesday that the installation of its new chair lift will be delayed until spring 2020.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
QUINCY — H5 Data Centers is challenging its 2018 tax assessment, claiming Grant County overvalued the property by more than $80 million.
SPOKANE — A boom in development spurred by Amazon’s fulfillment center on the West Plains and many other construction projects in the works have significantly increased demand for construction workers in the region.
NCW — Chelan and Douglas counties added 800 jobs, an increase of 1.7 percent, between May 2018-19, according to a report released Tuesday.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
