Avista Corp. has reported a rise in earnings for full-year 2024 but a decrease in the fourth quarter, compared with the same periods in 2023.

Itron Inc. has announced earnings increases for fourth-quarter and full-year 2024.

Eastern Washington University has agreed to sell its 75-year-old jazz radio station, 89.5 KEWU-FM, to Oldies Preservation Society, a Spokane nonprofit, for $510,000 in cash and $300,000 in advertising credit.

Washington state Employment Security Department is experiencing an increase in unemployment claims from federal employees.

The Downtown Spokane Partnership and Business Improvement District confirmed new board members and 2025 leadership.

Leadership Spokane is launching 509 Focus, a new pilot program designed for professionals seeking to broaden their networks and develop a better understanding of the Spokane community.

Airport passenger traffic totaled more than 4.2 million passengers in 2024, a 3.2% increase from its previous passenger record set in 2023.

A total of 145 single-family homes were sold in Kootenai County in January, up nearly 30% compared with home sales in the year-earlier month, according to data released by the Coeur d’Alene Regional Realtors.

Frontier Airlines Inc. will make its return to Spokane International Airport (GEG) this spring with the launch of nonstop flights to Denver International Airport (DEN).