The new fiscal year is underway, and the Washington state Department of Commerce is ramping up our work strengthening communities with dozens of new programs, additional funding, and partnerships entrusted to us by the Legislature. Much of our work over

Business partners Cierra Hannum and Reanna Westover want women and girls to hear the following numbers loud and clear: 0 to 22. That's the size range of women's clothing to be offered at their new fashion retail store, Bombay Boutique, located

A California-based investment company has acquired five student rental homes near Gonzaga University. McGarry Strategic Enterprises LLC, an investment company based in San Diego, purchased five contiguous student rental homes located near the southwest

Spokane-based Millennium Northwest LLC is planning a two-phase, mixed-use development on Monroe Street, dubbed Millennium on Monroe, planning documents on file with the city of Spokane show. A representative of the development couldn't be reached

Spokane-based real estate broker Bryan Gwynn is in the process of establishing a continuing education school that he says will have an emphasis on technology. Gwynn is the founder of the Washington Real Estate School, a business that he established at

When Harry Sladich joined Red Lion Hotels Corp. 11 years ago as executive vice president of global sales, the company ran 58 hotels. By the time he stepped down as its head of franchise operations in April, Sladich had helped RLH Corp. establish 1,200