Editing Pasco, Washington (section)

==Economy==
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Due to the agricultural region in which it sits, several large food processing companies have a presence in the city of Pasco: [[Lamb Weston]], [[Reser's Fine Foods]], and [[Twin City Foods]]. In recent years, the region has become a major player in Washington state's booming wine industry.

[[Image:LampsonCranesPascoWashington.JPG|thumb|right|Lampson Crane yard, Port of Big Pasco, in Pasco]]

Pasco is home to the [[Tri-Cities Airport (Washington)|Tri-Cities Airport]], a regional commercial and private airport served by several airlines with direct flights to 10 US cities: [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[Denver]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Salt Lake City]], [[San Francisco]], [[San Diego]] and [[Seattle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flytricities.com/fly/nonstop|title = Nonstop Destinations}}</ref>

[[Amtrak]] has operated a station in Pasco since 1971, when they took over the [[Empire Builder]] from the [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] after they operated it for a short period of time. Before this, the Northern Pacific operated passenger trains through Pasco.

Additional commercial transportation is undertaken through extensive [[barge]] traffic on the [[Columbia River|Columbia]] and [[Snake River|Snake]] rivers. Rail transport is provided by the [[BNSF Railway]]. [[Truck driver|Trucking]] uses [[Interstate 182]], and to a lesser extent [[U.S. Route 395 in Washington|U.S. Route 395]].

Some of Pasco's largest employers include [[Hanford Site|Hanford nuclear facility]], [[BNSF Railway]], [[Lamb Weston]], [[Boise Cascade]], [[Tyson Foods]], [[Energy Northwest]], Fluor Hanford Inc., [[Bechtel|Bechtel National Inc.]], and [[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]] currently managed by [[Battelle Memorial Institute]]