The Journal of Business hosted Grant Forsyth, chief economist for Avista Corp., for its most recent Elevating The Conversation podcast.

Jenni Martin has been selected as president of Spokane Community College following a yearlong interim period in which she was the acting president. 

Cigar House LLC, a new specialty smoke shop in North Spokane, opened last month at 7314 N. Division, next to Northwest Seed & Pet.

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. 

An indoor golf simulator and speakeasy are in the works for the basement floor of the historic Wonder Building in Spokane's North Bank neighborhood. 

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. 

Matt Goodwin, the co-owner of Brick West Brewing Co., opened Anchored Tiny Homes of Spokane & North Idaho last month.

Construction of a new $12.7 million, 92-bed student residential hall at Gonzaga University is underway.

A subdivision consisting of 29 single-family residential lots is being planned at 17621 E. Cowley, in Spokane Valley, just east of Greenacres Middle School.