Tacoma, Washington-based Columbia Banking System Inc., the parent company of Umpqua Bank, has agreed to acquire Irvine, California-based Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. in a $2 billion transaction.
Two commercial projects valued at $14 million are scheduled to bring about 140,000 square feet of warehouse space to vacant land along Barker Road in Spokane Valley.
Amid its continued and rapid growth, Spiceology Inc. has mixed in some major changes recently, including an expansion into two downtown Spokane spaces and the launch of a new interactive online feature.
Noticing a growth in venture capital-funded startups in the biosciences sector, the Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County has expanded its charter to support entrepreneurial companies.
Spokane Valley-based EasyStreet Systems Inc.
has been acquired by Digicomm International, an Englewood, Colorado-based telecommunications distributor and manufacturer.
A local bartender and server are joining forces and opening a restaurant, Jewel of the North Neighborhood Gastropub, in a recently vacated, historical mansion in the Browne’s Addition neighborhood.
The Journal sat down with Kaylan Sisco, new CEO of the YMCA of the Inland Northwest, earlier this month to talk about his career, his outlook on leadership, and the future of the YMCA operations here.