Spokane-based manufacturers have increased their workforces steadily, bucking national trends for automation, and investing further in growth and expansion.
The roughly 7,000 square feet of unused office space at the Lolo Lofts in downtown Spokane's west end are being converted into seven loft-style apartments.
Lisa Gardner, president of the NAACP, didn't have leadership or advocacy aspirations but was nevertheless compelled by the legacy of her grandmother to continue her work.
M&L Construction, a third-generation utility company has landed a contract with TDS Fiber to build fiber optic infrastructure in Spokane and Spokane Valley, a multimillion-dollar project that will take between five and 10 years to complete.
Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners is known mostly mostly for providing energy and housing assistance, but the community action agency also helped over 101 small businesses start and expand in 2023.
W.T.B. Financial Corporation, the holding company for Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank, has changed its leadership structure with four key transitions and promotions within the financial institution’s executive leadership team.
Excelsior Wellness will open its $8 million health clinic this summer to be followed by a new wave of development activity for an envisioned wellness campus at the 32-acre property in northwest Spokane.
The spring of 1974 marked a turning point for Spokane, as the small American city pulled off what many considered to be an impossible feat for a community of its size: hosting a World’s Fair. Expo ’74 was exactly what Spokane needed to revitalize its ailing center, spurring investment in downtown and a riverfront park that would generate returns for generations to come.
Expo ’74 was a crowning moment in the revitalization of Spokane and the Inland Empire. The culmination of years of planning and hard work, the World’s Fair was at once a testament to the region’s creativity, fortitude, and entrepreneurial spirit and a showcase for a local business community exemplifying those traits and serving as one of the event’s driving forces.
I am sometimes asked how the Journal of Business got its start. The answer is the kind you can’t exactly provide in an elevator speech. But I was there, so if you have a few minutes, let me tell you the story. It’s a yarn I’ve written in various ways for past anniversaries of this cherished newspaper, so my apologies if you’ve heard the punchlines before. It’s also a story of how a new publication beat the odds to survive in a difficult industry, and one that became even more challenging years later.