Work to replace the crane within Avista Utilities’ Post Street substation will begin March 17.

Washington state’s unemployment rate continued its gradual descent in January, preliminary data from the Washington state Employment Security Department shows.

Single-family home sales in the Spokane area totaled 355 units in February, down 1.4% compared with the year-earlier month.

The Inland Northwest AGC has launched the ConstructHer Network, a new initiative aimed at empowering women in the construction industry.

Joel Mitchell, previously a financial adviser at Edward Jones, has opened Leading Light Wealth Management, at 5503 N. Wall, in Spokane.

A new photography studio and creative hub is expected to open March 29, at 811 W. Second, in downtown Spokane.

Olympia, Washington-based Heritage Bank has moved into a new space in Spokane’s North Bank neighborhood.