Over the last month, four men who made lasting impacts on Spokane’s culture, business landscape, and community have died: Gordon Budke, Larry Brown, Frank Bouten, and Steve Strom.

Steve Wenig took over as executive director of the Spokane Symphony in January. Wenig brings over two decades of arts administration experience to the Spokane Symphony, most recently serving as vice president and general manager of the Oregon Symphony for 10 years.

A new coffee bar has opened within an existing nail salon in Spokane's Moran Prairie neighborhood on the South Hill to offer sweet drinks and pampering in one location.

Seattle-based contractor and energy-efficient systems manufacturer McKinstry Co. is planning a second prefabrication building on the West Plains that’s expected to double the company’s fabrication capacity in Spokane County. 

RV self-storage company SH Storage LLC, of Airway Heights, is planning to expand its capacity with the development of two new buildings featuring 28 new RV storage units this spring.

A cultural redevelopment project is planned at Riverfront Park's Snxw Meneɂ (sin-HOO-men-huh) Island, where the Spokane Tribe of Indians is partnering with the city of Spokane for the renovation of event areas, art and sculptures, and other features designed to highlight the sacred connection between the island and the Spokane Tribe.

Spokane Valley-based foundry Spokane Industries LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing equipment failures, rising material costs, a structural facility collapse, and more than $1 million in employee embezzlement as factors that strained the company’s finances, according to court records filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington. 

Amid a nationwide retirement insecurity crisis, there's a growing gap between men and women who work full-time jobs, according to a recent report by Dayforce, an international human capital management company, that shows growing disparities in how American workers are saving for retirement.

Wealth management company Evergreen Gavekal is opening its first Spokane office on the sixth floor of the Rock Pointe Tower, just a short walk from the city’s cluster of sports venues in the North Bank neighborhood.

LifeCenter Northwest is capitalizing on a year of high performance following a record number of organs donated in Washington state and organs transplanted nationally in 2025.

At a time when the public is questioning the value of higher education, the University of Washington’s contributions in Eastern Washington offer some of the strongest examples of the power of our partnerships — and our commitment to improving the lives of all Washingtonians.

Construction of Excelsior Wellness’ 25-unit intergenerational apartment complex is underway on Northwest Boulevard and expected to be completed this fall.