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The Journal's 10 Most Read Articles of 2020

Stay Alfred's closure tops list
December 30, 2020
Linn Parish
One of Spokane's swiftest and most visible business casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic also made for the Journal's most-read story of 2020. And it wasn't really close, according to page-view data generated by Google Analytics, for SpokaneJournal.com.
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Top 25 Spokane-area business stories of 2020

Pandemic brings opportunity for some, devastation for others
December 28, 2020
Linn Parish
The COVID-19 pandemic dominated news headlines in 2020 and served as the subtext for many of the significant business decisions made in the Spokane area during the year. With that backdrop, the Inland Northwest business community experienced a number of
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Jubilant HollisterStier plans $70 million expansion

Pharmaceutical maker expects to add 400 jobs while doubling space, capacity
December 22, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Spokane-based Jubilant HollisterStier LLC is planning to double its existing space and manufacturing capacity and add 400 employees during the next three years, says Amit Arora, president of the pharmaceutical manufacturing company.
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Strong development key to Kootenai County recovery

In-migration cushions real estate, financial services in pandemic
December 17, 2020
Mike McLean
North Idaho wasn't exempted from the pandemic-induced economic crisis of 2020, but the entire state may be recovering slightly faster than most of the country, contends Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-based labor economist for the Idaho Department of Labor.
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Tech industry jumps ahead a decade, observers say

Cybersecurity, access to be focus in 2021
December 17, 2020
Natasha Nellis
2020 marked a rapid acceleration in the technology industry, in some cases truncating what would have been a decade of adaptation into a year, and cybersecurity is one of the sectors of the industry most poised for growth in 2021, some tech industry
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US-China deal spells growth for wheat growers

Demand for apples also on the upswing
December 17, 2020
Kevin Blocker
While COVID-19 may continue to wreak havoc on certain sectors of the economy next year, observers involved in two of the state's five largest agricultural commodities predict they won't be among them. Officials with the Washington Grain Commission an
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Economic models show bump in retail activity next year

Restaurant industry still highly vulnerable
December 17, 2020
Kevin Blocker
While many of 2020's economic challenges due to COVID-19 will carry into next year, the most recent forecast for the state's retail industry shows more promise than first expected. At press time, the Washington state Department of Revenue's most
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