Six projects that could add 1,000 living units and some community open space in the Valley Urban Growth Area are proposed or under development at the south end of Spokane Valley-a neighborhood locals refer to as So Val.

Since the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration has worked to save the nation's small businesses. In Washington state alone, the agency provided more than $11 billion worth of economic aid, and 178,000 loans and grants

As the effects of the coronavirus continue to reshape our world, several factors are accelerating the shift to a more digital, hybrid future in Spokane.

U.S. Small Business Administration-backed lending had a strong year in 2021 and is keeping up pace so far this year, some SBA lending officials here say.

Anticipated federal funds interest rate hikes are expected to foster an environment of growth and diversified investment among banks. One of the key ways in which banks make money is through interest rates on funds the banks loan.

Dr. Suzan Marshall says she didn't expect death to become her work. In fact, she had spent years working as a surgeon, trying to save the living. Now, she applies both her medical background and her personal experience with traumatic death to her work as

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.

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