Richland WA public-power JV operating Columbia Generating Station — the Pacific Northwest's only commercial nuclear plant.

LiveGrow Bio is an agricultural biotechnology company headquartered in Richland, Washington that helps companies commercialize microbes as biostimulants and biopesticides. The company is reshaping the future of agricultural biotech and has raised $110K in funding.

OCOchem is a Richland, Washington-based company pioneering CO2 electrolysis technology to convert recycled CO2, water, and clean electricity into hydrogen formate and other organic molecules. The company's approach mirrors natural photosynthesis for carbon conversion and energy storage. In August 2025, OCOchem announced a production partnership with ADM to build a CO2 conversion facility.