While Washington state is said to be leading among states in developing green and renewable energy supplies, it's still got a lot of work to do to comply with a new Clean Power Plan rule announced last month by the Environmental Protection Agency, indus
The Cannabis Patient Protection Act, commonly referred to as Senate Bill 5052 has some dispensaries here concerned both for the future of their businesses and the welfare of the patients they serve. The bill, which was passed earlier this summer, seeks to
Berger plans to complete initial work in early 2016
August 27, 2015
The Spokane Parks Board has selected Seattle-based Berger Partnership to complete the design and landscape of public spaces and park grounds for the Riverfront Park revitalization.
The Park Board approved a $1.5-million contract with Berger Partnership e
Appellate panel overturns Superior Court ruling here
August 13, 2015
A Spokane attorney says he will ask the Washington State Supreme Court to review a Spokane appellate court finding that his client's worker-injury claim, submitted to the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries, was invalid because it was fi
A U.S. Small Business Administration financing program is helping businesses expand and better position themselves for the economic turnaround, and Ted Schinzel, the SBA's Spokane branch administrator, says more businesses here could benefit from SBA 50
The city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department estimates it faces a $60,000 per month increase in costs due to the Affordable Care Act.
The ACA requires employers with more than 200 employees to enroll their employees automatically into the organiza
Three Eastern Washington rail infrastructure and economic development projects have been awarded a total of $32.9 million in funding in the Washington state transportation package that was approved recently by the Legislature.
One of the projects, the $1
Ag department suspended treatment at Quincy facility
July 30, 2015
The Washington state Department of Agriculture recently stopped Spokane-based PacifiClean Environmental LLC from transporting yard and food waste from Western Washington to its Quincy, Wash., composting facility after discovering apple maggot larva in com
The $15 million state portion of funding for the planned $72 million Central City Line is looking secure again, says Susan Meyer, CEO of the Spokane Transit Authority.
The recently enacted $16 billion state transportation bill that would provide local fu