economy - Page 7

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Yakima, but the city is short on soccer fields.

Rich Austin, director of sports for the Yakima Valley Sports Commission, says the city desperately needs a facility with up to 15 soccer fields...

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A public market and business incubator; two things Yakima City officials are exploring as part of the downtown redevelopment plan.

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America has a shortage of truck drivers and that shortage is even being felt in the Yakima Valley.

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• Bans of agricultural imports a couple weeks ago by Russia has consumers already paying a price.

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A new fitness center has opened in Yakima in the Gateway Center.

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What's next in the work to create a plaza in downtown Yakima?

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• USDA has made available $400,000 in funding to establish the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center.

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• There has been a tentative agreement in the 18-month dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Northwest Grain Companies.

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For years the city has been trying to revitalize downtown Yakima, and now city officials will be able to view special designs for a proposed downtown plaza that could pump needed dollars and bring people into the area in the future.

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• Various agricultural industries have been assessing what the damages might be thanks to the Russian ban on agricultural products put into place last week and extending for a year.

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