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Restaurant reinvention in downtown Spokane

Many downtown eatery operators change menus, venues to stay open

August 25, 2022

The lingering effects of the pandemic on downtown restaurants are continuing to weigh down the industry, as office-employee foot traffic has been slow to return to the city core, several restaurant owners and representatives here say.

Visit Spokane's Winchester to retire

Tourism industry vet to depart at first of year

August 12, 2022

Staff Report

Meg Winchester is retiring from her position as president and CEO of Visit Spokane, the regional destination marketing organization announced this morning.

Guest Commentary: Gas vehicles can play role in reducing emissions

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August 11, 2022

Don Brunell

Implausible as it may seem, gasoline powered vehicles can be part of reducing carbon emissions. They need to be part of the solution and not brushed aside. Take, for example, Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana. There is a fleet of 33 tour

The Journal's View: Creative solutions on display in Spokane business sector

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August 11, 2022

Journal of Business Staff

If the collective Spokane business community had a resume, it would be bolstering its creative thinking and problem-solving skills bullet points this summer in an impressive fashion. We'll tell you how and why in a moment, but before that, we want to

Gold loses luster as hedge against market dip, inflation

Precious metal prices haven't rallied as some had thought they would during a bear market

August 11, 2022

Michael Maehl

It's no fun paying up for essential goods and services, but what's mostly overlooked is the fact that many people will buy them regardless of price. So they may be suffering from inflation, but by paying much higher prices for discretionary purchases,

Earnings fall at many banks with Spokane presence

Some institutions blame lack of PPP funds; others fault rising interest rates

August 11, 2022

Virginia Thomas

More than half of the banks with a presence in the Spokane area report a decrease in earnings for the second quarter of this year. Of 13 institutions with readily available earnings reports that have at least one branch in Spokane County, eight saw second

Mariners midseason success brings optimism

Owner Stanton places winning product on field in midst of 21-year playoff drought for team

August 11, 2022

Mike Flynn

Editor's Note: This column first appeared in the Flynn's Harp enewsletter on July 22. As of Aug. 8, the Mariners have a record 8-10 since the All-Star Game break but remain in the American League playoff race.

Latah Creek Animal Hospital to build new facility

Clinic to move across Cheney Spokane Road from current location

August 11, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Latah Creek Animal Hospital is building a new $1.4 million facility close to its current clinic. According to commercial building permit information filed with the city of Spokane, Latah Creek Animal Hospital will be constructed at 4302 S. Cheney Spokane

Numerica to convert investment services to Cetera Financial

Credit union previously was affiliated with CUSO

August 11, 2022

Karina Elias

Spokane Valley-based Numerica Credit Union plans to convert its current investment program to Cetera Financial Institutions, a subsidiary of California-based Cetera Financial Group Inc., says Nancy Almond, Numerica's senior vice president of financial

Vega Cloud, HP partner on new remote workstations

New service cater to regulated industries, data-intensive users

August 11, 2022

Virginia Thomas

A Liberty Lake-based cloud automation and optimization company has started collaborating with California-based technology company HP Inc. to develop secure remote workstations. Kris Bliesner, co-founder and CEO of Liberty Lake Cloud Inc., which does