The business community here and throughout rural and Eastern Washington should make its voice heard regarding changes to overtime and salary rules currently proposed by the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries.

With sales and consumption at an all-time high, the wine industry is booming. According to the Washington State University Carson College of Business' annual Business in the Northwest 2019 report, 23 % of Pacific Northwest business leaders

Northwest Body Mod is a new kid-friendly tattoo and piercing shop that opened last month at 4823 E. Sprague in Spokane Valley.

Gamers Haven, a tabletop hobby and gaming store located at 2114 N. Pines Road, in Spokane Valley, plans to relocate this fall to a newly remodeled space at 1403 W. Broadway, in downtown Spokane.

Several months after a fire destroyed most of its inventory and delayed its opening, Garland Resale Boutique has rebuilt its space at 11 S. Howard in the historic Symons building.

Trailbreaker Cider, formerly known as the Whiskey Barrel Cider Company, has rebranded and relocated to a newly completed space at 2204 N. Madson Road, in Liberty Lake this month.

A new health care center is expected to open this fall at Rogers High School to serve students--and eventually, staff, students' families, and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington and North Idaho have been declining for nine consecutive years but may be set to increase by the end of this year, some attorneys who monitor such filings here say.

Providence St. Joseph Health has acquired Epic consulting and strategy company Bluetree Network Inc. in a move to diversify its nonclinical revenue stream and enhance its use of the Epic digital health records system, executives at both organizations say.

Salt Lake City-based Kenworth Sales Co., a commercial truck sale and service company, plans to build a new facility on the West Plains, says company President Kyle Treadway.