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City of Cheney ponders uses for land following acquisition

Potential property uses include wetland banking, new site for headworks

March 24, 2022

Potential uses for 228 acres of land acquired last year by the city of Cheney include buffering some city operations from potential conflicting uses and moving some operations from leased land, says Mark Schuler, Cheney city administrator.

Northwest Farm Credit Services allocates $56.9 million dividend for 2021

Patronage checks share earnings with members

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Northwest Farm Credit Services' customer-members in Washington have received nearly $56.9 million in annual patronage dividends checks, the Spokane-based agricultural lending cooperative announced. The dividends were down $5.5 million from $62.4

Crash Champions acquires three Spokane auto body shops

Trio of purchases gives Illinois company total of five INW locations

March 24, 2022

Virginia Thomas

An auto repair company based in Illinois has acquired three auto body collision repair shops in Spokane. Matt Ebert, founder and CEO of Crash Champions LLC, says the Westmont, Illinois-based company has been focusing on expanding into markets in which

Sioux Steel acquires Scafco Grain System

Buyer Sioux Steel Co. to keep Scafco employees, operations in Spokane

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

Longtime Spokane company Scafco Grain Systems Co. has been acquired by Sioux Steel Co., of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Scafco Grain Systems, which designs and manufactures grain storage bins, silos, handling equipment, and drying technology, has operated

Washington state, Russia share commerce history, uncertain future

Commerce relationship decades in the making deteriorates in wake of invasion of Ukraine

March 24, 2022

Mike Flynn

Watching Russia in an aggressor role in its unprovoked war on Ukraine likely has brought a mix of sadness and regret for those who recall the time in 1994 that Boris Yeltsin, first president of the Russian Federation, stood before a Seattle luncheon

VK Mathisen Law serves growing refugee community

Mathisen currently has 60 active cases

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

The immigration landscape in Spokane is larger than it seems, and there really aren't many immigration lawyers here, says Vanessa K. Mathisen, owner of VK Mathisen Law PLLC. A common misconception is there isn't diversity in Spokane, she says.

A Modern Plantsman propagates in downtown Spokane

Colfax-based plant shop opens Spokane location

March 24, 2022

Virginia Thomas

A plant shop with roots in Colfax, Washington, has established an exclusive storefront in downtown Spokane. A Modern Plantsman opened at 110 S. Madison in mid-December, says owner Dominic Villareal. He's worked to remodel completely the roughly

Spokane-area breweries designed to showcase Inland Northwest Attributes

Materials, atmosphere are common elements of Spokane's breweries

March 24, 2022

Erica Bullock

Two new breweries are scheduled to open soon in the Spokane area, and representatives say the design plans for both spaces will highlight the region and the brewing process. Some local breweries and an architectural firm here say current trends in

Texas company Radiant acquires Mainstream Electric

Spokane Valley company shifts to subsidiary role

March 24, 2022

Virginia Thomas

A company based in Austin, Texas, has acquired an ownership interest in Spokane Valley-based Mainstream Electric Inc., which does business as Mainstream Electric, Heating, Cooling & Plumbing. Mainstream Electric's owners Elaine and Todd Damschen say

Seattle law firm Luvera expands into Spokane

Practice grows presence in Eastern Washington

March 24, 2022

Erica Bullock

Luvera Law Firm, a Seattle-based personal injury legal practice, has opened an office recently in Spokane, says managing partner Robert Gellatly. Luvera Law Firm's Spokane expansion, its second office overall, has brought two longtime Eastern