The pandemic persists, of course, but business leaders must find ways to address another issue that's affecting their companies' long-term health: the sansdemic.

Work has begun on Elevate Academy North, a planned, new charter school in Post Falls that will specialize in teaching technical skills to middle and high school students, in grades six through 12. The city recently issued a building permit for construct

A 2020 report tagged Washington state with one of the 10 worst housing shortages in the nation, underbuilding by over a quarter of a million homes over the prior 15 years. Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies documented the

Three commercial projects valued at a total of $14 million have been issued building permits recently by the city of Spokane Valley. Triad Machinery is constructing a new facility for sales, rental, and services of heavy equipment at 19201 E. Garland

An Ace Hardware will be developed on a 2-acre vacant lot at 1425 N. Liberty Lake Road, in Liberty Lake, permit applications show. Preliminary site plans filed with the city of Liberty Lake show a 15,000-square-foot retail building with a garden center

A taproom will soon occupy a long-vacant commercial space in Spokane Valley, near the Dishman Hills Natural Area. No Drought Brewing Co. is remodeling the 2,000-square-foot space at 10604 E. 16th and plans to open its doors in December

California-based apparel brand 5.11 Tactical is opening a retail location in Spokane Valley, its first in Washington state.

Eastern Washington University, in partnership with Academic Partnerships LLC, is expanding its online master's and certificate degrees to 36 programs within education, business, accounting, and public health.