Linn Parish

$12.5M Fieldstone project takes shape on South Hill

Memory-care facility slated to open in fall

March 28, 2019

Cascadia Senior Living LLC's Fieldstone Memory Care assisted-living center is taking shape on Spokane's South Hill and is expected to open this fall.

New Ronald McDonald House starts to take shape

$14.5 million project slated to be finished by year-end

March 28, 2019

Linn Parish

A second Ronald McDonald House is under construction on Spokane's lower South Hill, marking the first major expansion in 17 years for Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest.

Two buildings rise at Catalyst site

$57 million in projects underway at south end of Spokane's University District

March 28, 2019

Linn Parish

Two new buildings worth a total of about $57 million are coming out of the ground on the southern edge of Spokane's University District. Construction crews broke ground last fall on the seven-level, 159,000-square-foot Catalyst Building

Avista, Hydro One terminate agreement

Decision follows regulators' rejection of $5.3 billion transaction

January 23, 2019

Linn Parish

Spokane-based Avista Corp. and Hydro One Ltd., of Toronto, Ontario, say they've agreed mutually to terminate their previously announced acquisition agreement.

Journal of Business selects its inaugural Icons class

Honorees to be recognized at lunch event in February

January 17, 2019

Linn Parish

The Journal of Business has selected seven Spokane-area business legends to comprise its inaugural class of Icons. The inaugural class is:

The Journal's most read stories of 2018

Amazon dominates list of top 10 Spokane business stories

December 31, 2018

Linn Parish

Stories about the Amazon Fulfillment Center under construction on the West Plains dominated the Journal of Business' list of most read stories for 2018, with five stories in the top 10-and three in the top five.

Amazon effect might not lead to employment surge

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December 20, 2018

Linn Parish

It's unusual-arguably unprecedented-to go into a new year knowing one employer plans to hire 1,500 people in the Spokane area. A pair of Spokane economists, however, are projecting job growth in 2019 similar to what has occurred this year

Economic Outlook 2019: Momentum to carry into new year, with some slowing

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December 20, 2018

Linn Parish

The Inland Northwest business community has plenty of momentum going into 2019, but an inevitable slowdown that's bound to follow a long economic growth cycle is expected.

Editor's Notebook: Honoring legends of business with Icons

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November 21, 2018

Linn Parish

At the Journal of Business, we spend a lot of time working to attract younger readers and to earn their business. It's a worthwhile endeavor and an important one.

Executive pay surges in the Inland Northwest

Huge gains for mining company's brass boost otherwise soft year

July 19, 2018

Linn Parish

Total compensation for executives at Inland Northwest-headquartered publicly traded companies surged last year, but it wouldn't have if not for a fortunate-and long-awaited-turn in Gold Reserve Inc.'s unusual odyssey. According to the annual