WALLA WALLA — After a peculiarly wet and cool spring, the summer harvest is a bit behind schedule for wheat, seed and pulse farmers in the Walla Walla and Touchet valleys — but what’s getting loaded into trucks looks like a bumper crop.

FRESNO, Calif. — California labor officials have issued civil penalties to an employer that fired a group of farmworkers it misclassified as independent contractors; labor experts say the landmark decision could have a “profound” impact on the agriculture industry.

WENATCHEE — The sizes and locations of three proposed Microsoft buildings along the Malaga Alcoa Highway were published online Friday.

Since retiring as publisher of the newspaper in 2018, it has been gratifying to have the opportunity to continue writing a column for the newspaper and also pitching in to help out with Wenatchee Valley Business World with their annual event honoring young leaders who are making a difference…

EAST WENATCHEE — Plans for a new fruit packing and refrigerated storage facility north of East Wenatchee were recently approved by the Douglas County Hearing Examiner.

EAST WENATCHEE — The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority will likely sell more acreage in the Cashmere Mill District as it has lost money there — in a way.

State demographers just released their 2022 population estimates for Chelan and Douglas counties. The punchline: Not much growth from a year ago.

Creating a budget is a crucial task for any business. It helps owners, executives and managers estimate revenues and expenses, set goals and closely monitor costs throughout the year.

Barbara Mushlitz knows that what she is doing is darn near unprecedented. Not just in the world of fashion, but just in the world of humans. She’s 88, she’s a business owner, and the business she owns has been in business for 49 years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week he’s looking for compelling signs that inflation is cooling before the U.S. central bank will let up on what’s so far been its most aggressive set of interest rate hikes in decades.

SAN FRANCISCO — alifornia cannot seek environmental concessions from five Native American Tribes during negotiations to renew their contracts to operate “Las Vegas style” casinos, a federal appeals court held.

EAST WENATCHEE — Starting next year, East Wenatchee residents will be responsible for maintenance on the irrigation lines that run through their property.

Television and movies often tug on the heart strings of nostalgia when they portray a country doctor. This is the stereotypical white-haired doctor with his black bag who still makes house calls, serves as the town sage and dispenses care of all sorts.

WENATCHEE — Before it had the AppleSox, the city of Wenatchee had the Chiefs, a minor league baseball team founded in 1937 that operated until 1965.

New jobs, new faces

WENATCHEE — Illegal property conversions in Chelan County continue to be a problem as many property owners look to apply for a short-term rental permit.

FARNBOROUGH, England — Electric aircraft concepts are everywhere at the Farnborough Air Show this year, often merely mock-ups of early prototypes developed by startups.

WENATCHEE — Last fall, as soaring cryptocurrency prices touched off yet another round of investor mania, one of the biggest crypto miners in Washington state was already watching the exits.

WENATCHEE — In just two short months, visitors to the Wenatchee Valley will have another option for where to stay.

OLYMPIA — Washington state is not constitutionally obligated to harvest forests or maximize revenue on state land, the Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously.

The city of Wenatchee is on the cusp of a radical transformation with three major developments on the edges of downtown that could collectively cost $300 million in an eight-block area.