The economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health care sector has been as uneven as a Spokane street in the middle of winter.
In hospitals, where it would seem a pandemic would deliver unprecedented job security, just the opposite has happened.
Dave Erickson was in broadcast journalism for 15 years, during which time he spent more than four years at Spokane's KXLY Broadcast Group. Erickson is still in front of the camera, but he's no longer reporting from a studio desk.
Spokane Valley-based AT Acquisitions LLC is planning a 187,000-square-foot industrial building on the West Plains, says Aaron Lake, co-founder of the company, which does business as AT Industrial.
Pre-pandemic office design could be going the way of the fax machine and rotary phone.
As employees return to their offices from being furloughed or working remotely due to COVID-19, they're likely to encounter health screening stations
In recent years, papermakers in the Pacific Northwest have been losing ground. However, today there is a ray of hope. Surprisingly, that optimism results from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Spokane County enters the next phase of reopening and begins to look further ahead, now is the time for the business community to band together to ensure it returns to prosperity as soon as is practical.
Mark Schneider
Rambleraven Gear Trader
3220 N. Division, Spokane
I opened as NW Outdoors in 2017 as a consignment shop for outdoor gear and clothing.
Those first three years were challenging, but despite not having a large marketing budget, we've
Competition for fifth-generation mobile service in Spokane has increased with the introduction of a new Xfinity Mobile service.
Xfinity Mobile, a trade name of Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. subsidiary Comcast Cable Communications LLC,
Washington's Lottery plans to open its first retail space in the NorthTown Mall this year, although those plans have already been slowed somewhat by the current pandemic, says Grove Ayers, general manager of the mall.