Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold The Washington Health Insurance Exchange: How will it work? on Friday, Sept. 14, beginning at noon, at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. Mike state

Sept. 6 / Crash-zone housing funds soughtThe city of Airway Heights said that it and several Spokane-area nonprofits will seek $31 million from state and federal sources to build affordable housing that would replace apartments and trailer parks

The corn industry produces almost 4,000 products from every bushel. Oil refineries produce fuels and ingredients for an estimated 6,000 products with a thoroughness that actually squeezes 44 gallons of products from every 42-gallon barrel of last a

In its third study of green jobs in Washington, released in late June, the state's Employment Security Department found evidence that the recession has taken a toll on jobs involved in developing or using environmentally friendly products.The a

Hotels looking to attract "green" consumers must do more than practice sustainable business practices and be committed to sustainability as an environmental goal, new research suggests.They also need to communicate those practices effectively to

A recent review of an energy-efficiency system the city of Spokane bought and installed on its network-connected desktop computers has found that the system saves the city more than $14,000 in energy costs annually. That savings, coupled with by

Blue Water Technologies Inc., of Hayden, says it has launched its latest product line, which is centered on a rotating belt filter and cleaning system that removes solids from wastewater and is touted to use less space than conventional addition to