Latest News

Tamarack Aerospace looks to bolster sales, keep employees

Company contends 2019 financial hardships gave tools to endure outbreak

May 7, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll on businesses, some are offering incentives to draw customers back to their industries and keep employees working.

MultiCare shuffles Spokane leadership team

Valley hospital's Repetti moves into new dual role

May 7, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Tacoma, Washington-based MultiCare Health System has made a series of changes to its Spokane-area leadership team.

Spokane Gymnastics acquires Northwest Gymnastics Academy

Purchase involves Pines facility, hiring of founders

May 7, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Spokane Gymnastics has acquired Northwest Gymnastics Academy and is expanding into that company's former space at 11712 E. Montgomery, in Spokane Valley.

Q&A with Wayne Williams

~

May 7, 2020

Linn Parish

Spokane businesspeople know Wayne Williams as a longtime telecommunications executive and a fixture in the Inland Northwest's tech scene.

Design for designers: Architecture firms redesign their own spaces

Two architecture firms remodel to increase collaboration abilities

May 7, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Two Spokane-area architecture practices-small design firm Fusion Architecture PLLC and larger design company NAC Architecture-are remodeling or expanding their offices to foster more collaborative environments, their respective representatives say.

Spokane auto dealerships are driven online during shutdown

INW auto retailers work to salvage sales before being allowed to reopen

May 7, 2020

Kevin Blocker

As the pandemic-related shutdowns sent automotive and recreational vehicle sales into a free fall, Spokane-area dealers detoured to the internet in unprecedented ways to move goods.

An industry tested: Lack of COVID-19 test kits handcuffs Spokane health care providers

More kits arriving 'any time soon'

May 7, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-area health care providers want to ramp up coronavirus testing-a necessary step to return to business as somewhat usual-but persistent testing kit shortages continue to hamper their efforts.

COVID-19 calls for rethinking workplace learning

Digital training shifting from option to necessity

April 23, 2020

René Johnston

Successful organizations understand the importance of investing in training and learning opportunities. However, in a matter of weeks, the learning landscape has changed dramatically.

Guest Commentary: Truckers rolling on amid ranks of unsung heroes

Behind the scenes â€¦

April 23, 2020

Don Brunell

As we get deeper into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are finding more Americans to thank. Until recently, truckers have been behind the scenes just doing their jobs, but as shoppers learn how groceries and necessities

The Journal's View: Nuanced approach need in bringing back business

~

April 23, 2020

Staff Report

We get it. We, as a business community, understand the seriousness of coronavirus and why we're being asked to participate in social distancing. At the same time, each of us also knows our respective businesses better than anyone else and is capable