A publicized tiff over the long-planned rehabilitation of a pedestrian bridge near the Iron Bridge Corporate Campus appears to be moving toward resolution, despite a flurry of emails between a partner in the multimillion-dollar office complex and a
Journal of Business Publisher Greg D. Bever will retire Jan. 20, after a 43-year career in the newspaper industry. Paul Read, who has been with the Journal since its inception 25 years ago and currently serves as its operations manager, will the
Tis the ski and snowboard season once again, and inside TJ Sneva's workshop on Spokane's North Side, he's working long hours as orders for his custom-built, handmade wooden skis come rolling in.Sneva is the owner and sole employee of Sneva a he
Kris Mikkelsen, CEO of Spokane-based Inland Power & Light Co., has informed the electric cooperative's board and employees that she plans to retire next spring. The board has hired an executive search firm to help find her replacement.The search
A recent survey of 200 business owners in Washington state found overall confidence in the economy to be slightly improved from August ratings, but Spokane respondents were less optimistic than their West Side and Tri-Cities/Wenatchee peers.The
SRM Development LLC, of Spokane, has launched a new subsidiary called PacifiClean Environmental that will seek to work with government entities and large private-sector clients to develop multimillion-dollar, organic-processing facilities.The is
Aerocet Inc., a North Idaho manufacturer of composite floats for aircraft, is enjoying the busiest "slow" season it's ever had. As of early this month, the company's workforce was 34 and expected to increase yet this winter, says Garry Hojan, the a
Spokane area-based grocery store chains aren't tipping their hand yet as to whether or how they plan to stock and market liquor, following Washington state voters' recent approval of Initiative 1183, which privatizes state liquor for a couple of to
The small farming town of Oakesdale is hoping to see a boost to its economy as a result of the planned nearby 58-turbine Palouse Wind project for which construction is scheduled to ramp up next spring.Residents of the 420-person community aren't
Spokane-based Mines Management Inc. says it anticipates federal approval as soon as next year of an exploratory mining permit that could lead to a large silver and copper mine, creating hundreds of jobs in northwest Montana.Mines Management's be