Journal of Business Staff

Job numbers dip in Spokane metro area

Unemployment rate also falls

October 22, 2024

Total employment in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metropolitan statistical area fell in September, as did the unemployment rate.

Spokane physician indicted on 23 counts of COVID relief-funds fraud

U.S. Attorney's Office alleges funds used to buy Porsches, real estate

October 21, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

Spokane dermatologist Dr. William Philip Werschler and his businesses have been accused of using $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds to purchase sports cars, buy real estate, and pay off personal debt.

Gonzaga University formally joins Pac-12 conference

Jesuit school to change conference in time for 2026-27 academic year

October 1, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

After months of speculation, Gonzaga University has accepted an invitation to join the Pac-12 athletic conference.

Numerica plans first Sandpoint-area branch

New location expected to open in fall of 2025

September 26, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

Numerica Credit Union plans to enter the Sandpoint-area market with a new retail branch next year.

Schweitzer Engineering starts 400-person hiring spree

240 new jobs will be in Pullman area

September 20, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

Pullman, Washington-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. has announced it’s initiating an accelerated hiring program through which the company plans to bring on 400 new employees, about 240 of whom will be in Eastern Washington and northern Idaho.

Providence Heart Institute plans $42M upgrade

Project construction to begin next spring

September 17, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

Providence Heart Institute is planning a $42 million renovation project at its 30-year-old facility on the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus.