Prominent manufacturers in the Spokane area are expanding either through construction at new locations, acquiring existing buildings, or conducting on-site renovations. All told, the projects at Knife River Corp., MacKay Manufacturing Inc., McKinstry Co.

Marshall Chesrown, the former prominent Coeur d'Alene-based developer whose ambitious real estate business collapsed during the Great Recession, has returned closer to his roots with a publicly traded company that buys and sells used vehicles.

Spokane County's assessed property values for new construction this year are $300 million higher than in 2021, fueled by climbing construction-related costs for materials and labor, says Spokane County Assessor Tom Konis.

Meg Winchester, president and CEO of Visit Spokane, has announced her retirement effective Jan. 1. Winchester joined Visit Spokane in 2019 after nearly 10 years of serving as the director of the Galveston Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, in Galvest

Demand for electric vehicles is high, but some new vehicle dealers here say supply issues stemming from parts shortages and transportation logistics obstacles mean many customers are preordering a vehicle that will take up to a year to be deliver

Business for title insurance companies is down this year, caused by declining numbers of purchase and refinance transactions, representatives of title companies here say.

The office of the U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington has indicted suspects in 10 cases of fraud related to the Paycheck Protection Program since it established a COVID-19 fraud strike force in February.

Liberty Lake Cloud Inc., which does business as Vega Cloud, has completed a $9 million funding round, the company announced this afternoon.

Exchange-traded funds are growing in popularity as a part of some retirement strategies, despite a general lack of ETFs in 401(k) plans, some financial advisers here say. Dustin Allbery, vice president of operations at Northwest Planning Inc.