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Editor's Notebook: Tourism deserves strong investment

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February 16, 2017

Washington state is considering a stronger investment in the tourism sector this year, with proposed legislation that would establish the Washington Tourism Marketing Authority. Whether that will happen this year remains unclear-the state Legislature

The Journal's View: Mayor right seek more input on Monroe Street project

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February 16, 2017

Staff Report

Spokane Mayor David Condon recently instructed city staff members to do some additional vetting of a planned multimillion-dollar project on North Monroe Street that's intended to improve safety, enhance the streetscape, and reconfigure traffic there. W

PuroClean eyes Spokane, Coeur d'Alene for possible franchises

Company specializes in damage restoration

February 16, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

PuroClean, a fire and water damage restoration franchise owned by Florida-based PuroSystems LLC, says hopes to add 60 new franchisees to its network this year, including two operations in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area. PuroClean provides fire and smok

Liberty Lake consultant generates backup plans

Hurricane Sandy inspired PowerCheck's beginnings

February 16, 2017

Mike McLean

As New Jersey businesses struggled to recover from Superstorm Sandy in late 2012, Mark Jacobus says he felt motivated to launch a company to help businesses and organizations secure programs and systems to ensure they can rely on backup power when the gri

New Wolffy's restaurant opens on West Plains

Menu differs from that at family's U District eatery

February 16, 2017

Mike McLean

A second Wolffy's restaurant has opened here, this one in Airway Heights. The restaurant, Wolffy's Breakfast, Burgers & Brew, is located in a 2,600-square-foot former Taco Time building at 12807 W. 14th. The restaurant is operated by the same family

Kodiak is feeling secure as it starts its third decade

Security company employs 150 during peak periods

February 16, 2017

Nancy Connors still periodically laughs at herself when she thinks about the fact that not only does she own a security business, but she's been running it for just a little more than 20 years now. Connors says she's quiet and shy by nature and never

$10 million La Quinta Hotel slated near airport

Construction scheduled to get underway in March

February 16, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Plans are in the works for the construction of a $10 million La Quinta Hotel that's to be built at 4523 S. Dowdy Road, just south of Spokane International Airport and visible from Interstate 90. Surinder Khela, managing broker with Kent, Wash.-based B

Strategic Integrators: Integrating growth

Company owner says data security remains driving concern

February 16, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Now at the start of its 11th year of operations, Spokane-based information technology company Strategic Integrators Inc. continues to grow, evolving to meet the needs of its clients. The company, which started as Strategic Hardware LLC, changed its name

EWU explores doctorate in health leadership

Spokane-based program would be conducted online

February 16, 2017

Mike McLean

Eastern Washington University is developing an online doctorate in health leadership program that the university hopes to offer through its recently established College of Health Science and Public Health, in Spokane. The college distributed a survey amo

Avista Development buys Seehorn-Lang building

Historic structure is part of Steam Plant Square

February 16, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Avista Corp. subsidiary Avista Development has bought the Seehorn-Lang building, located on the west side of the Steam Plant Square complex that Avista owns in downtown Spokane. Avista Development declines to disclose how much it paid for the two-story,