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Infusion of infrastructure funds anticipated

INW engineering firms eagerly anticipate influx of federal transporation dollars

May 6, 2021

As President Joe Biden continues to lobby the public and pursue bipartisan support for his $2.3-trillion plan to upgrade infrastructure nationwide, Spokane-area transportation and engineering officials say they're waiting eagerly to see what the final

Virtual events are here to stay, some say

Companies said to have wider reach, save money through online platforms

May 6, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Online meetings, seminars, and fundraisers will remain a part of the post-pandemic events landscape, planners and advertising executives here say. Josh Hotsenpiller, CEO at Post Falls-based virtual event platform Juno Live Inc., which does

All That And A Lack of Chips

Global supply disruptions wreak havoc on local semiconductor availability

May 6, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Tate Technology Inc. President Scott Tate doesn't consider himself to be an alarmist by any stretch. But for a number of months, the head of the Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturing company has been issuing warnings to his customers

Kalispel Tribe offers to buy Spokane County Raceway

Public hearing planned for proposed $4.75 million transaction

May 5, 2021

Natasha Nellis

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is offering to buy the 243-acre Spokane County Raceway park from Spokane County for $4.75 million, according to a press release issued today by Spokane County.

Guest Commentary: Hanford's new nuclear mission bodes well for Washington

Part of carbon-free equation â€¦

April 22, 2021

Don Brunell

It isn't often we hear good news from the Hanford, but the U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the nation's first commercial advanced nuclear power reactor would be developed on the massive federal reservation north of Richland, Washington.

The Journal's View: Spokane housing shortage should be treated like the crisis it is

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April 22, 2021

Staff Report

Spokane's housing shortage has reached a crisis point, and the private and public sectors must come together to find solutions to a problem that's quickly getting worse.

Nightingale College expands nursing program to North Idaho

College works with area health care providers to provide nurse training

April 22, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Salt Lake City-based Nightingale College has partnered with health care providers in North Idaho to establish a nursing training program hub in Coeur d'Alene.

160 apartment units planned in three INW projects

Combined total cost approaches $23M

April 22, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Construction has started on a $5 million apartment complex near the Hillyard neighborhood of northeast Spokane that will deliver expansive views of Spokane to the south and Spokane Valley to the east.

Denver developer eyes Liberty Lake electric-vehicle dealership

Work on new facility slated to begin in July

April 22, 2021

Natasha Nellis

A Denver-based developer is envisioning an electric car dealership in Liberty Lake, planning documents on file with the city of Liberty Lake show. The facility, which is tentatively named Mission Auto Dealership, is being developed

Starbucks plans new drive-thru, walk-up shop near Gonzaga

Lack of space at site prevents dining-in option

April 22, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Construction of a new Starbucks coffee shop at the southwest corner Indiana Avenue and Hamilton Street, just north of Gonzaga University, is expected to start late this month or early next month.