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Making history at the Riverfalls Tower

Two distinctive Riverside District properties placed on Spokane historic places register

November 4, 2021

Two properties in Spokane's Riverside District, on the west edge of downtown, have been approved for inclusion on the Spokane Register of Historic Places, says Logan Camporeale, historic preservation specialist for the Spokane City-County Historic

Merging interests at Inland Northwest banks and credit unions

Increase in transactions reflect industry trend

November 4, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Last month, a handful of credit unions and banks with a presence here announced two mergers and completed another. It's part of a pattern of increasing consolidation in both the credit union and banking industries, some industry leaders here say.

Q&A with West Plains Chamber of Commerce's Mark Losh

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November 4, 2021

Linn Parish

A Deer Park native with family roots in the region extending back several generations, Mark Losh returned to the Spokane area recently to lead the West Plains Chamber of Commerce.

Amazon Again? Site work is underway on the West Plains

Early plans show facility will have about 700 employees

November 4, 2021

Erica Bullock

Site work has started on another Amazon-like fulfillment center, code named Project Gray, along south Hayford Road on the West Plains, permit applications currently under review by Spokane County show.

The Great PNW fields opportunity with Seattle Seahawks

Spokane apparel maker launches its first line of NFL merchandise

November 4, 2021

Karina Elias

After fumbling an initial call, The Great PNW has scored an exclusive new line of licensed Seattle Seahawks football team merchandise.

An avenue to improvement along Third

Activity may spark transformation in oft-downtrodden area

November 4, 2021

Virginia Thomas

An increase in business interest and improvements along West Third Avenue downtown could signal the beginnings of additional developments in an area long affected by commercial vacancy, some familiar with the neighborhood say.

Hayford Business Park envisioned on West Plains

Complex to address demand for small- to mid-sized spaces

November 4, 2021

Erica Bullock

Spokane-based Hayford Business Park LLC has purchased 18 acres of vacant land in Airway Heights and plans to develop Hayford Business Park, says owner Guy Byrd, managing director of SVN Cornerstone

$36M performing arts center proposed in Valley

Spokane Valley Summer Theatre envisions year-round regional venue

November 1, 2021

Erica Bullock

Spokane Valley Summer Theatre envisions a $36 million, 59,000-square-foot Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center, the organization announced at a press conference this morning.

Guest Commentary: Businesses vs homeless is unproductive false narrative

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October 21, 2021

Barbara Comito

As the visible population of people living on the streets in Spokane has increased, a false and damaging narrative has gained momentum. That narrative posits that businesspeople don't care about the suffering of the unhoused and only want to sweep them

The Journal's View: Educate yourself in time for school board elections

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October 21, 2021

Journal of Business Staff

Inland Northwest business leaders are keeping a closer eye on school board elections this year, as those boards become the focus of people frustrated with mask and vaccination mandates handed down by Gov. Jay Inslee. In this environment, the Journal