Fifty years ago, the U.S. economy was facing a combination of high inflation and unemployment, which brought about the creation of the misery index.
Used to help measure general economic distress felt by the average citizen, the misery index originally
The new owners of Spokane Valley-based foundry Spokane Industries Inc. say the company is responding positively to changes they've made since purchasing it earlier this year from brothers Greg and Tyrus Tenold.
Pat and Lisa Turner claim that
The Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium, with help from Inland Northwest credit unions, have launched a land bank to help ease financial barriers to developing low-income housing, says Ben Stuckart, executive director of the housing consortium.
Certificates are becoming a more popular offering at higher education institutions amid an environment of declining enrollment, representatives of Spokane's colleges and universities say.
While students increasingly are seeking low-cost, low-time
Critics contend the U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants was a 'gut punch.â€
We applaud the Spokane City Council's recent approval of the Building Opportunity and Choices for All initiative, and we're especially encouraged by unanimous approval of the measure. It's been a long time coming, however, and there's more to do.
After successfully launching a theater company for disabled actors in Coeur d'Alene, Wendy Carroll is working to establish a similar organization, My Turn Theater, in Spokane.
The Hispanic Business Professional Association of Spokane, once an organization grassroots in nature, now has support from beyond the Hispanic community it was originally designed to serve.
As I write this, the U.S. stock market is off by the largest amount since the COVID bottom. The fear index watched by many on Wall Street is currently 'extremely high.†And it just seems the market's current momentum is down. I've been doing this
This year, Stephen Lalonde, a retired high school teacher, published his fifth book, 'Anissi,†the final in a trilogy for which he says had a waiting list of people ready to purchase it. He is 72 years old.