A longtime Spokane area-developer took the initial steps to build an industrial park on the West Plains, a State Environmental Policy Act checklist filed with Spokane County shows. 

A Circle K Stores Inc. convenience store, gas station, and car wash has been proposed at the northeast corner of Sprague Avenue and Pines Road where a Denny’s restaurant stood for decades, records submitted to the city of Spokane Valley show.

Great potential exists to address affordable housing, childcare, and other community needs if even a fraction of church-owned properties are repurposed in Spokane County, according to some faith-based leaders.

Earlier this month, the Journal of Business hosted Mark Norton, executive director of the Northwest I-90 Manufacturing Alliance, for its most recent Elevating The Conversation podcast about Aerospace & Innovation in the Inland Northwest.

In response to growing safety concerns and improving reliability standards, Spokane-based electric cooperative Inland Power & Light Co. is preparing to significantly expand its underground power distribution system.

The legacy of Spokane’s decades-old downtown staple, Soulful Soups & Spirits, will live on as Lauren D’Arienzo hands over the ladle to new owners, Aaron and Kaden Earle.

Chad White, the once prominent Spokane restaurateur, has taken his culinary skills into nature cooking for outdoor enthusiasts off the grid.