In some sectors of the Inland Northwest economy, activity levels are returning to prerecession levels, welcome news that comes none too soon for economic observers. In overall employment, Spokane-area economists are expecting job growth next year, though

Airway Heights brewery Orlison Brewing Co. has more than doubled its barrel output in the last year, says Bernie Düenwald, company co-owner, president, and brew master. Operations manager and brewer Mark Borland says he estimates the brewery will have so

The future of the IMAX theater in downtown Spokane appears more clouded in the wake of a Riverfront Park advisory committee's recent recommendation to stop showing movies there. The group's recommendation is part of an overall report on current plann

As the license application deadline for growing, processing, or selling marijuana in Washington state approaches, the number of Spokane County retail applicants is almost twice the number of retail licenses the county has been allotted. As of Dec.17, a

Connor Simpson, co-founder of the online Spokane venture Barters Closet LLC, collects what he describes as ugly sweaters he loves to wear. "I like them with lots of color, lots of personality," he says. "I like a sweater that speaks for itself." When h

Tucked amongst exposed brick, scant graffiti, and 'No Loitering” signs, a quiet revival is taking place on west Pacific Avenue in downtown Spokane. The west 100 block of the street, in particular, has become known as 'creative alley,” to its resi