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Spokane Conservation District plans permanent market

Spokane Conservation District plans permanent market

The Spokane Conservation District plans to create a permanent structure to accommodate a …

Sports dome expected to be completed next month

Sports dome expected to be completed next month

Airdome Northwest LLC expects to complete its 40,000-square-foot air dome in Spokane’s Hillyard…

Gesa Credit Union expands footprint into North Idaho

Gesa Credit Union expands footprint into North Idaho

Gesa Credit Union is building a 10,500-square-foot multitenant building in Post Falls in which the…

Meet & Greet with Lydig Construction CFO Katie Burton

Meet & Greet with Lydig Construction CFO Katie Burton

Spokane Valley-based Lydig Construction Inc. recently appointed Katie Burton as the company’s new …

Sister entrepreneurs support each other’s ventures

Sister entrepreneurs support each other’s ventures

Entrepreneurial sisters Emily Elizabeth Johnson and Jenny Cashion say that although they own distinct small businesses, they frequently lean on each other for support and advice.“We always say we’re in the same boat, but we’re in different water…

Good ‘Dilla to expand into River Park Square

Good ‘Dilla to expand into River Park Square

Spokane-based food truck Good ’Dilla will soon be dishing up its quesadillas and tacos at the River Park Square food court, at 808 W. Main, in downtown Spokane.While owners Kathryn and Zack Robertson will continue food truck operations, they’ve …

What’s Happening With: The Chancery Building

What’s Happening With: The Chancery Building

A redevelopment project previously announced for the downtown site occupied by what’s known as the Chancery Building is on hold while the owner focuses on other developments and looks into selling the building.As the Journal reported in late 2021…

Lifting Spokane’s labor participation requires in-depth analysis

Lifting Spokane’s labor participation requires in-depth analysis

In a Journal column earlier this year, I touched on what appears to be most pressing issue for the Spokane and regional economy: the supply of workers.Expanding the workforce depends on population gains and the size of the labor force participation…