The Spokane area added 3,800 jobs in January, according to preliminary data from the Washington state Employment Security Department.

Downtown Spokane Partnership is preparing the city’s core for back-to-back weekends of major women’s sports events.

Comcast Corp. has opened a new Xfinity store in North Spokane, at 9502 N. Newport Highway, in the same multitenant building as the Five Guys burger restaurant.

Global Federal Credit Union expects to close on its acquisition of First Financial Northwest Inc. on April 11. 

The Spokane Club has hired Dean Feldmeier as its next general manager.

Idaho’s unemployment rate held steady in January compared with the month prior, remaining at 3.8%.

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and City Council President Betsy Wilkerson have proposed using funds from national opioid settlements to invest in behavioral health services and treatment programs.

Umpqua Bank, which has 11 locations in Spokane and Kootenai counties, has opened its first retail branch and commercial office in Colorado.