Latest News

Innovate Washington is ready to grow

Technology-focused economic development group to bolster staff, develop energy hub

January 17, 2013

Quietly operating for a year and a half as a statewide technology-related economic development agency, Innovate Washington expects to make more noise in the coming year. As it does so, Innovate Washington CEO Kim Zentz says, the organization's a

Foreclosures in Spokane County fall to four-year low

Job growth, stable prices help drive downturn in defaults

January 17, 2013

Mike McLean

After several years of steeply rising mortgage defaults in Spokane County, foreclosures on deeds of trust plummeted to a four-year low in 2012, while foreclosure numbers in Kootenai County were tracking downward as well in the latest available the

Mark Richard becomes DSP president

December 20, 2012

The Downtown Spokane Partnership announced today that it has named former Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard as its president.A lifelong Spokane-area resident, Richard didn't seek re-election to the county commissioner board after serving as

Fairchild is on short list to be home to new tanker

December 20, 2012

Fairchild Air Force Base is among those that have made the U.S. Air Force's short list of potential future homes for the KC-46A aerial refueling tankers, according to a Greater Spokane Incorporated press release issued this afternoon.GSI Maria the

Providence acquires Northeast Washington Medical Group

December 20, 2012

Providence Health Care announced today it has acquired the Northeast Washington Medical Group, a multispecialty medical group that operates in Stevens, Ferry, and Pend Oreille counties.The acquisition was completed on Jan. 1.The group's 26 and to

Three design-build firms to compete for Convention Center expansion

December 20, 2012

Three design-build teams involving Spokane-area companies will compete for the contract to build a Spokane Convention Center exhibit hall expansion and to rehabilitate a portion of the Spokane River shoreline near the convention center.The teams a

INB parent plans private stock placement

December 20, 2012

Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, announced this afternoon that it expects to raise about $3.9 million through a private sale of common stock. The company said it entered into an agreement Dec. 28 D.

Avista says 56 employees to participate in voluntary termination program

December 20, 2012

Avista Corp., of Spokane, disclosed this afternoon that a voluntary severance program it announced in October will result in the termination of 56 employees, or about 6 percent of the eligible 919 nonunion employees.The total severance costs are a

Calendar: December 20, 2012

December 20, 2012

Meetings & EventsThe National Association of Women in Construction will hold its membership meeting on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 5:30 p.m., at Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors, 4935 E. Trent. There will be a white elephant gift The is

In the News: December 20, 2012

December 20, 2012

Dec. 18 / Red Lion adds Cathedral City franchiseRed Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, said it has added a franchise with the signing of the Red Lion Inn & Suites Cathedral City, Calif., located seven miles southeast of Palm Springs and owned by WR