The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce deserves kudos for developing a sharper focus and a clearer vision for the Valley's future through its BIG 5 Initiative. Now, the organization should endeavor to keep the strong momentum it has built thro

More than 40 years ago, Washington's Sen. Henry M. 'Scoop” Jackson authored the National Environmental Policy Act, which led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). When President Richard Nixon signed the landmark legislatio

Startup Weekend Spokane, a 54-hour event in which entrepreneurs pitch business ideas, will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, and run through Sunday, Nov. 15, at Gonzaga University's Jepson Center, at 502 E. Boone. The event enables people with bus

Gonzaga University alumni lead all other Eastern Washington and northern Idaho colleges in average earnings 10 years after graduating from their respective schools, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education's online tool College Scorecard.

Hart Capital Management Inc.'s Inland Northwest Composite, which tracks the aggregate market value of 11 publicly traded companies in the region, fell 8 percent in the third quarter to $7.03 billion, from $7.64 billion in the second quarter 2015. It m

DeVries Business Records Management Inc., of Spokane, which does business as DeVries Business Services, is in a strong growth mode, says Patrick DeVries, who co-owns the business with his wife, Susan DeVries. DeVries recently acquired a two-story, 44,000

Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base, west of Spokane, are working on installing and upgrading what is known as the Instrument Landing System (ILS) on the flight line. The ILS is known as a ground-based instrument approach system that uses a combination o

Fastenal Co., a large Winona, Minn.-based industrial and construction supplies chain that has operations here, says it has acquired certain assets of Fasteners Inc., a Spokane-based regional distributor with stores in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montan