Raising the minimum wage is one of the many policy ideas peppered with tradeoffs, but one of the few that has such a direct impact on businesses and employees alike. Lawmakers in Idaho and Montana have introduced legislation intended to raise the

Washington state legislators need to take steps to increase access to construction-trade apprenticeships. The interest in construction careers is greater than the availability of apprenticeship opportunities, trade executives say, and that bottleneck

A free entrepreneurship training course for veterans will be offered March 21-22, in Spokane, by Business Impact NW, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration and its Region X Veteran's Business Outreach Center.

Arriving at your retirement date with no real idea as to how you'll be able to live without that regular paycheck is not a good strategy. Consider using the following guidelines to help create your retirement roadmap.

Congress waited until the last minute, Dec. 29, 2022, to pass the comprehensive Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. While largely a spending bill, one of its components, the SECURE Act 2.0, is a far-reaching set of changes and additions to the

Fig. 1 Patents PLLC, a Spokane-based patent preparation law firm, is expanding its expertise into pharmaceuticals with the hiring of Scott Chapple. Chapple says he started working at Fig. 1 on Jan. 29.

Six petitions seeking to invalidate patent claims of Coeur d'Alene-based additive manufacturer Continuous Composites Inc. have been denied, and a seventh is set to be reviewed in November. That yet-to-be-resolved issue will occur ahead of a trial

A flooring retailer is looking at opening a store in the former Lowe's Cos. Inc. home improvement store location at 6902 N. Division, on Spokane's North Side. According to commercial building remodel applications on file with the city of Spokane