In February, the House and Senate announced a budget agreement that includes $6 billion over two years to address the opioid epidemic further. Reducing morbidity and mortality and its concurrent health and societal costs is a great investment for some of

The Inland Northwest is fortunate to have a talented labor pool, but the Spokane business community as a whole must take a proactive approach to workforce development to maintain depth-or in some sectors, to keep that pool from getting more shallow. Ot

Equities are continuing their recent selloff and prices are showing more volatility. The S&P 500 is dropping close to its February lows-its first major pullback since early 2016. The U.S. economy currently is expanding at an annual rate of about 2.5 pe

Pet grooming salon Paws N' Claws has moved to a new space at 9725 N. Division from its longtime location at 10220 N. Nevada. The business is co-owned by mother-daughter grooming team Irene and Brenda Jordan, who are also its only employees. Brenda Jor

Bellwether Brewing Co., a Spokane brewery specializing in old-world ales and Northwest beers, says it's working to expand brewing capacity at its 2019 N. Monroe location next month. Thomas Croskrey and Dave Musser co-own Bellwether Brewing, which they

A new bar to be called Berserk is expected to open next month on the ground floor of what was once the old McClintock-Trunkey Co. Warehouse space at 125 S. Stevens, co-owner James Hunt says. The new business is co-owned by four friends: Hunt, Josh Davis,

Spokane chef Jeremy Hansen says his new French-themed restaurant, the Ridpath Brasserie, is on schedule to open early this summer on the first floor of the Ridpath Club Apartments building, at 514 W. First in downtown Spokane. The word brasserie is Frenc

Girl Scouts of the USA has partnered with professional networking website LinkedIn to create a new platform called Girl Scout Network, which aims to connect Girl Scout alumna, enabling them to share their career experiences and advice. Nicole Wood, Spoka