Brick West Brewing Co., of Spokane, is launching Upstream, the brewery's first Salmon-Safe certified beer, says Scotland Shouse, Brick West's head brewer.

Real estate experts and market observers here predict an impending economic downturn will have a winnowing effect on the industry's workforce, though Spokane's popularity as a target for in-migration could slow the effects of a downturn on the local

Spokane-based bar and taco restaurant Cochinito Taqueria is opening a second location in Hayden this fall, owners Travis Dickinson and Justin Curtis say.

Mick McDowell, one of the most prolific Spokane developers of the last few decades, is down to one commercial holding that he's in no hurry to develop.

Koz Development LLC, a Snohomish, Washington-based real estate development company, is expanding into the Spokane market with plans for an apartment complex, dubbed Koz on West 4th Avenue, says Joshua Scott, co-founder and co-owner of Koz Development.

After 37 years serving as the executive vice president for the Spokane Association of Realtors, Rob Higgins, 74, has announced his retirement from the association, effective Sept. 30.

In Kendall Yards, three new commercial projects are under consideration in the last chunk of undeveloped land in the business district. At present, just 25% of land within the 20-acre commercial district remains undeveloped, says Jim Frank

Local entrepreneurs Pete Taylor and Joel Barbour have launched PNW Provisions LLC, a snacks and beverages company that met its $10,000 Kickstarter goal within 24 hours of the crowdsource campaign's launch.

The lingering effects of the pandemic on downtown restaurants are continuing to weigh down the industry, as office-employee foot traffic has been slow to return to the city core, several restaurant owners and representatives here say.