I believe 2023 will be the year that jumpstarts the Great Awakening. Businesses are paying close attention to inflation, an unstable economy, and a looming recession. Leaders are demanding accountability for every dollar spent. This intense scrutiny will
I'm not sure who has the superpower of predicting the future. I know it's not me.
The world has seen other pandemics, and there's nothing new about social, economic, and environmental upheaval. But the collision of seemingly unrelated events
It's amazing how fast things have changed in the real estate market, just in the last few months. The government money distributed during Covid, along with interdependent energy policy and supply chain issues, has created an inflationary environment in
When Journal editor Linn Parish asked me to contribute to our Visions special edition, the first thing to come to mind for me was an old quote from columnist George Will. He said, 'The future has a way of arriving unannounced.â€
Three of the top 10 Most Read Stories of 2022 involve news about new restaurants, and a fourth involves a new entertainment venue that's expected to open next year.
Mid-Columbia Media Inc., a subsidiary of Cowles Co., has agreed to acquire the assets of Tri Comp Inc., which publishes the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and the Senior Times newspapers.
The good news is, despite higher prices, inflation, and safety concerns, more Christmas shoppers are browsing online and making in-store purchases.
The National Retail Federation reported this year an estimated 166.3 million people visited stores from
If you read the Journal's Economic Outlook, it doesn't sound like 2023 is going to include much in the way of glad tidings of comfort and joy. Forecasts in the late 2000s and early 2010s certainly were worse, but pre-pandemic prognostications were a
Spokane's tourism and hospitality industry has thrived in an explosion of post-pandemic demand, but the market is expected to be quieter in 2023.
Meg Winchester, president and CEO of Visit Spokane, says tourism here has been strong in every category