The Downtown Spokane Partnership applauds a ruling issued Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court that allows cities to ban camping in public places, while Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown calls for further investment in programs and services.
Spokane County's multifamily market is shifting from one extreme of being underbuilt to one of oversaturation with more new units on the market in 2024 contributing to higher vacancy rates than last year.
Kelly Fukai has taken the helm at Washington Technology Industry Association following a career that began in accounting at Washington Water Power Co. that piqued her interest in policy and regulation.
Two Pacific Northwest business raise their concerns to columnist Mike Flynn about the possibility of a looming crisis with the region’s energy demand outpacing the supply.
M&L Construction, a third-generation utility company has landed a contract with TDS Fiber to build fiber optic infrastructure in Spokane and Spokane Valley, a multimillion-dollar project that will take between five and 10 years to complete.
Some cannabis retailers in the Spokane area still face challenges accessing all of the banking products and services that are available to other types of business accounts.
The spring of 1974 marked a turning point for Spokane, as the small American city pulled off what many considered to be an impossible feat for a community of its size: hosting a World’s Fair. Expo ’74 was exactly what Spokane needed to revitalize its ailing center, spurring investment in downtown and a riverfront park that would generate returns for generations to come.
Expo ’74 was a crowning moment in the revitalization of Spokane and the Inland Empire. The culmination of years of planning and hard work, the World’s Fair was at once a testament to the region’s creativity, fortitude, and entrepreneurial spirit and a showcase for a local business community exemplifying those traits and serving as one of the event’s driving forces.
I am sometimes asked how the Journal of Business got its start. The answer is the kind you can’t exactly provide in an elevator speech. But I was there, so if you have a few minutes, let me tell you the story. It’s a yarn I’ve written in various ways for past anniversaries of this cherished newspaper, so my apologies if you’ve heard the punchlines before. It’s also a story of how a new publication beat the odds to survive in a difficult industry, and one that became even more challenging years later.