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Total employment falls in Spokane MSA

Number of jobs grew during year, though, data shows

January 23, 2024

Linn Parish

Total employment in the Spokane area fell in December, compared with the previous month, and the jobless rate rose.

Eagles Ice Arena begins $1M facility upgrade

Final phase of project expected to take place in 2025

January 18, 2024

Dylan Harris

Eagles Ice Arena is replacing and enhancing its refrigeration system.

New $16M building proposed at Spokane International Airport

Admin offices could move west of airport concourse

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

A new admin building could add 46,000 square feet of office space at the Spokane International Airport campus.

Court shoots down Spokane Gun Club project

Appellate panel sides with Medical Lake Cemetery

January 18, 2024

Karina Elias

The Washington state Court of Appeals has rejected the Spokane Gun Club's range project over RV parking.

County works to allow more slaughterhouses

Limited number of meat processing facilities leads to high demand

January 18, 2024

Dylan Harris

Spokane County has begun a process to allow for fixed-location, small-scale meat processing facilities.

Sober-nightlife company diverts from the norm

Diversion Events' next gathering set for Jan. 26

January 18, 2024

Dylan Harris

Diversion Events brings sober nightlife experience to the Inland Northwest

Meet & Greet: Dawn Kinder, director of the Neighborhoods, Housing, and Human Services Division for the city of Spokane

January 18, 2024

Karina Elias

Meet & Greet: Dawn Kinder, director of the Neighborhoods, Housing, and Human Services Division for the city of Spokane, talks about her new position.

What's happening with: Purcell Systems co-founder Pete Chase

New venture is providing structures for small cell networks set for growth

January 18, 2024

Mike McLean

Purcell co-founder Pete Chase is leading a new venture serving the telecommunications industry.

L.B. Stone scales back North Bank condo project

Latest proposal cuts over two-thirds of condos initially proposed at site

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

L.B. Stone Properties Group has scaled back the size of the proposed Falls Tower development and is confident it can move forward at the current scope.

Five Takeaways: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Inland Northwest in 2024

with Kitara Johnson-Jones, chief people officer of Excelsior Wellness

January 18, 2024

Linn Parish

The Journal of Business hosted Kitara Johnson-Jones, chief people officer at Excelsior Wellness, for its Elevating The Conversation podcast in an episode that was released earlier this month.