Spokane Valley-based online marketplace retailer etailz Inc., the one-time poster child for startup success in the Inland Northwest's entrepreneurial ecosystem, expects to increase its sales and market presence this year after a brief era of transition.

Spokane business accelerator Ignite Northwest has released its inaugural Ignite 25+5 list, which recognizes 30 young companies with an Inland Northwest presence.

More people might be shopping with a click than a physical cart these days, but brick-and-mortar retail news tops the Journal of Business' list of most-read business stories in 2019.

The growing trend of medical clinics entering neighborhoods will continue here in 2020. Big hospitals are still prominent places in the community, but increasingly, medical offices now are in residential neighborhoods, occupying space in mixed-use

An ongoing trade war with China, an attempt to impeach President Trump, and a presidential election within the next 12 months have the potential to influence the economy and retail sales growth in 2020. Grant Forsyth, chief economist for Spokane-based

Hecla Mining Co. has announced this week it's committed to bringing the Lucky Friday mine, near Mullan back to full production in 2020, despite a vote by members of United Steelworkers Local 5114 to reject a contract agreement that would have ended a

The Washington wheat industry's 2020 forecast received a boost when the Japanese government ratified the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement at the beginning of this month. Also, at the beginning of the month, the state's apple industry went on a global