Ace Hardware Corp., the Oak Brook, Illinois-based hardware retailers' cooperative that acquired Spokane-based Jensen Distribution Services in 2015, plans to lay off 86 employees here, according to a notice filed with the Washington state Employment Secu

Washington's housing affordability crisis hurts every corner of the state. We've all heard stories. Nurses and grocery store employees can't afford to live where they work. Young people are priced out of their hometowns. First-time homebuyers

A recent event in downtown Spokane showed just how far Spokane's entrepreneurial ecosystem has come-and provided a glimpse into its promising potential for the future. Literally standing room only, a crowd of investors, entrepreneurs, and others

Some financial advisers here say they're uninterested in recommending or servicing cryptocurrencies as planned giving strategies due to the speculative nature of cryptocurrency valuations coupled with a lack of regulation.

Gov. Jay Inslee hasn't indicated publicly whether he will seek an unprecedented fourth term. But on the issue he hopes will be his legacy, he may have sidestepped a negative public reaction that might have tempted one of the three Democrats waiting in

Tractor Beverages Inc., a Hayden-based soft drink maker, has launched an Organic Impact Tracker, which is intended to quantify benefits of sourcing organic ingredients. The tracker was launched the first week of March and is already being used by two

Richland, Washington, office furniture and supply store Brutzman's Office Solutions has been acquired recently by a company with Spokane roots. Brutzman's changed hands March 1, having been sold to Freeform, a Boise, Idaho-based commercial interior