During this unprecedented time in our history, the coronavirus pandemic has cast a heavy cloud of uncertainty over everyone's heads. Many businesses are being forced to shut down or operate on a work-from-home basis, and it has left much of our local

Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. is partnering with Singapore-based smart metering company EDMI Ltd. to develop and launch a new smart gas meter for use in the United Kingdom. The meter uses Itron's Intelis platform and ultrasonic measuring technology

Western Insurance Associates Inc. has acquired two agencies in the past month and expects more to follow, says company principal Drew Hodgson. The rapidly growing insurance company acquired the Wilson Insurance Agency Inc., at 507 W. Francis, as well as

Pointing to the crushing effect COVID-19 may be having property values-especially commercial properties that have lost rental income-the Spokane County Assessor's Office says valuation notices to property owners won't occur until August this year.

Internet provider Intermax Networks, of Coeur d'Alene, has acquired Telwest Inc., which does business as Tel-West Business Communications, a Spokane-based company that's long specialized in providing voice and communications services.

An economic analysis the first 11 weeks COVID-19 had on Spokane County starting in mid-March reveals a little more than 17,000 jobs lost and lost labor income of $760 million.