The Spokane City Council's recent decision to rescind its rail ordinance was welcome relief for the hundreds of local rail workers, not to mention the thousands of other shippers, growers, and manufacturers in our state who rely on railroads to move fre

Spokane Transit Authority, in its second attempt in as many years to raise sales taxes for ongoing operations as well as and expansion, has made sensible changes to its ballot measure. Because of those changes and the fundamental importance of mass transi

Seattle-based engineering, science, and consulting company Hart Crowser Inc. has entered the Spokane market with a new office on the second floor of the Fernwell Building, at 505 W. Riverside downtown. The Spokane office will be managed by senior associ

Chinese billionaire Tianqiao Chen and a group of companies in which he is sole or majority owner reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing earlier this month that they now own about 11.3 million shares, or 9.9 percent, of Community Health Sy

BNSF Railway Co. has begun grading work for a planned $10 million automotive unloading facility here, says Gus Melonas, Seattle-based spokesman for BNSF's Northwest territory. The new facility will be located at 4510 E. Wisconsin, on the west side of t

Two of the three branches here that Boeing Employees Credit Union announced plans for earlier this year are scheduled to open next month. The organization still is looking for a location for a third branch. The new branches will be the credit union'