Young entrepreneurs are preparing to turn their ideas into real-world business experience at the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Youth Business Market, scheduled Aug. 22.

Airway Heights-based conveyor system manufacturer Remcon Equipment Inc. has hired new CEO Sean Johnston, who plans to use his background in artificial intelligence and technology to improve operational efficiency and grow the company.

MMEC Architecture & Interiors LLC plans to cease operations at the end of September due to several postpandemic challenges.

Spokane County's large military and veteran community is helping to sustain a significant network of veteran-owned businesses, with local organizations working to connect former service members with the resources needed to start and grow companies.

Gonzaga University has officially entered the Pac-12 Conference, and the move could prove to be one of the most consequential decisions in the history of its athletic program, especially concerning the school’s storied men’s basketball team.

The Bank of America Financial Center is one of several downtown Spokane office buildings undergoing tenant modernization work in the last year.

Although he considers himself partially retired, Dr. Bob Lutz continues to find ways to keep caring for the well-being of the public.

Liberty Lake-based real estate developer Greenstone Corp. is planning to construct a $70 million, six-story, mixed-use apartment building on one of the remaining vacant lots in Kendall Yards, on the north bank of the Spokane River.

Silverlake Automotive has entered the Washington state market through its acquisition of Northwest Automotive Centers, at 324 N. Pines Road in Spokane Valley.

Some Spokane-area trucking carriers are struggling to fill seats as an aging workforce and the elimination of some state apprenticeship programs hollow out the labor pool. While the industry experienced a brief post-pandemic rebound, job numbers in the county have since declined to 1,591 in 2025 — a 10-year low.