Funding education likely will dominate much of the upcoming state Legislative session, with the McCleary court decision calling for the state to fund fully K-12 education and the narrow passage of Initiative 1351 regulating classroom size. When legislat

Through a refreshingly intense focus on making city government more customer-friendly, financially sustainable, and outcome-driven, Spokane Mayor David Condon has been able to build broad support during his first three years in office. We'll see whethe

Reit Productions LLC, an audio-production company here, has agreed to buy the assets of another Spokane business, Silhouette Lights & Staging Ltd., as part of a strategy to develop a full-service lights, sound, and staging production company to produce co

Regal Plaza shopping center, the new South Hill retail development anchored by a Target department store, has signed four new tenants, and is negotiating an additional lease with a bank, leaving one retail bay left to fill, says Spokane real estate develo

The Spokane Park Board and city staff say they will move forward at a brisk pace on planning for the planned $64.3 million Riverfront Park renovation, with sights set on breaking ground on improvements after Labor Day weekend 2015. Construction work is

Gunarama Wholesale Inc., a Spokane-based supplier of outdoor sporting goods to independent retailers, is expanding its warehouse space with a $1.3 million addition, building permit information on file with the city of Spokane shows. Gunarama representati

Spokane-based energy management company Ecova Inc. has launched a new cloud-based platform for its customers, called the Ecova Efficiency Platform, says Ted Schultz, senior vice president of utility solutions for the company. The platform, Schultz says,