It's been well over four years since the Journal broke the story about The Falls, a high-rise development planned at the former YWCA site near the Spokane River, and recent activity logged in planning documents indicates the project remains active and

Mullen Automotive Inc. appears to have left Spokane and Memphis, Tennessee both in its rearview mirror and now is planning to base its initial electric-vehicle production in Mississippi.

An old muffler shop on the high-traffic corner of Spokane Falls Boulevard and Division Street is to be demolished, but the high-rise apartment building once planned for that site doesn't appear to be imminent.

Mining companies active in North Idaho's Silver Valley are optimistic about 2022 and beyond. Mike Satre, Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla's Mining Co.'s director of governmental affairs, says the company expects to see steady production of silver, gold

Momentum from a decade of strong growth in North Idaho is enabling the region to continue its rapid recovery from the pandemic-induced recession of 2020, claims Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-based regional labor economist for the Idaho Department of Labor.

Spokane accounting firm HMA CPA PS has acquired a smaller Spokane firm, Kavadias Group PLLC, and the combined firms will operate under the HMA name, says shareholder Kevin Sell. In the transaction, HMA has brought on all eight staff members from

Most business sectors in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area are growing, and some are approaching recovery beyond pre-pandemic levels as we enter the new year. Job numbers in both Spokane and Kootenai counties now are exceeding pre-pandemic levels, althoug

Deanna Willman, who grew up in Cheney and has been practicing law for four years as of this month, says she knew at a young age that she wanted to be an attorney. 'It started as a family joke. You're chatty and like to argue and you're stubborn