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The growing, processing, and retail selling of marijuana has been legal in Washington state for just under two years, and during that time, the Journal has endeavored to report on the once-illegal activities as we would any other emerging industry. Our a

If Spokane County is to enjoy strong economic growth in the years to come, one of the key steps it can take to fortify that effort-and to elevate the area's image among companies considering locating here-is being aggressive about addressing crime a

Datarang LLC, a Spokane Valley-based cloud computing company, says it has finalized an agreement to acquire the cloud services clients of Easy Desk LLC, another Spokane cloud service provider. Datarang co-founder and CEO Eric Phillips says that with the

Premera Blue Cross has eliminated 33 positions in its Spokane operation as part of a larger restructuring in which the Mountlake Terrace, Wash-based health plan provider has confirmed the layoff of 165 employees in all. Tom Messick, vice president and g

Seattle-based Merriman Wealth Management LLC has acquired Summit Capital Management LLC, with offices in Spokane and Seattle. The acquisition, which took effect April 1, is part of Merriman's overall regional growth strategy. Summit Capital will assum

Maverik Inc., the Salt Lake City-based convenience store and gas station chain, plans to construct three new Spokane-area outlets as soon as this summer, preliminary applications on file with the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley show. The Maverik out

A real estate development group led by Spokane sports team owner Bobby Brett has bought for $3.4 million the Madison Apartments building, at the southeast corner of Madison Street and First Avenue downtown. The five-story building has 68 apartment units

A Washington state appellate court panel here has ruled that the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board acted properly when it invalidated ordinances adopted by the city of Airway Heights that would have allowed more multifamily housing near