Spokane-based Clearwater Paper Corp. has entered into a one-year employment agreement with Arsen Kitch, who will continue his role as president and CEO.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has raised its starting hourly wage for U.S. employees to $20 per hour.

Single-family home sales in the Spokane area totaled 436 closed sales in March, a 9.4% decrease from the year-earlier total of 481.

Employers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area added 1,200 nonfarm jobs during the 12-month period ending in February.

Taxable retail sales in Spokane County increased in the third quarter of 2024, with the city of Spokane's growth rate paralleling that of county as a whole.

Jubilant HollisterStier LLC, HollisterStier Allergy, and Spokane Community College are partnering to develop specialized training program to prepare students for careers in pharmaceutical manufacturing. 

If approved, the electricity rate increase would represent a 2.1% bump in the monthly bill for a typical residential customer.