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Island Style Food to open North Side restaurant

Mobile service of Asian fusion menu to continue

January 19, 2023

Island Style Food restaurant, which has been operated from a food truck for over two years, will have a permanent home this spring in the former Kabot's Kitchen building, at 2931 N. Division. Owner Nicholas DeCaro says he plans to open Island Style

Spokane's labor force participation lags the US rate

Declining worker supply, high rate of job openings hinder economic growth

January 19, 2023

Patrick Jones

Sometimes simple concepts explain a lot. So it is with the labor force participation rate. In light of its recent trend in Spokane County, it's smart to pay attention to this measure of economic health. Workforce availability is often the first

Raymond James Financial office planned in University District

$1.2 million remodel expected to start soon, take five months to finish

January 19, 2023

Virginia Thomas

St. Petersburg, Florida-based multinational investment bank and financial services company Raymond James Financial Inc. plans to establish a new office in Spokane. The company is renovating a 3,000-square-foot space in an office building at

Fairchild Air Force Base aims to grow its externship program

More companies sought for temporary placements

January 19, 2023

Virginia Thomas

Fairchild Air Force Base is continuing its externships program with a second cohort next month. Capt. Sean Johnson, chief technology officer of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild, says the program currently is accepting up to 10 external partners

What's happening with former Spokane Mayor John Powers

Economic development advocate remains active upon return to community

January 19, 2023

Mike McLean

Former Spokane Mayor John Powers says he's happy to be reacclimating to the Lilac City following a 16-year hiatus on the West Side after leaving office here in 2003. During his time away from Spokane, Powers worked in regional economic development in

Parting Thoughts with Numerica Credit Union's Lynn Ciani

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January 19, 2023

Karina Elias

Lynn Ciani, chief risk officer and general counsel for Spokane Valley-based Numerica Credit Union, retired from a 40-year career in law and banking on Jan. 2. Ciani grew up in Southern California and received a bachelor's degree in political science

The Learning Project Network delivers maternal health awareness

Expanded programs, events slated this year

January 19, 2023

Erica Bullock

Stephaine Courtney founded The Learning Project in 2015 to provide affordable in-person and online training for educators that interact with children from nontraditional families or who have behavior issues. The business has evolved in the last eight

Is your refrigerator running (late)? Appliance scarcities plague some homebuilders, new homeowners

Issue said to stem from shortages in manufacturing workforce

January 19, 2023

Virginia Thomas

Supply-chain issues for major household appliances caused a domino effect of delays in getting people into new homes throughout the past year. While that pressure has lifted somewhat, market experts in Spokane say access to some products still presents

Northwest Farm Credit, California co-op complete merger

AgWest to be based here, serve seven-state region

January 19, 2023

Karina Elias

Spokane-based Northwest Farm Credit Services and Rocklin, California-based Farm Credit West have completed their mergers and created a new financial cooperative association, AgWest Farm Credit. The merger, finalized Jan. 1, completes a year-long

SRM Development expands scope, staff, revenue

Spokane-based company focuses on multifamily, senior-living projects in large Western metros

January 19, 2023

Karina Elias

SRM Development LLC, a Spokane-based development and construction company that typically takes on projects far from home, has been steadily growing over the past few years. The 24-year-old company added SRM Interiors LLC in 2017, and an affordable