The Spokane Home Builders Association recently received a big boost for its Frame Your Future initiative, when Spokane County commissioners awarded Frame Your Future $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to enhance its job-training programs.

A winemaker with roots in Spokane plans to open a distillery and tasting room here next month. Andrew Browne says Browne Family Distillery will open Dec. 2 in the former Warrior Liquor space, at 714 N. Lee, in East Spokane. Hours of operation will be 11

Although average standardized test scores for the high school class of 2022 declined nationwide, some university representatives here say those test results mean little for admissions teams, as many Washington state schools are dropping requirements for

Last month, Spokane natives Ryan and Katie Harnetiaux were introduced to the Spokane community as the United Soccer League's Spokane club owners. The couple's ownership entity for the club, Aequus Sports LLC, will have three teams: a professional men

Spokane-based stormwater management technology startup AquiPor Technologies Inc. plans to raise $5 million in seed funding, and its founders say the company's product is ready for commercialization. Greg Johnson, CEO and co-founder of AquiPor, says

Gonzaga University has submitted pre-development plans to build a 92-bed student dormitory at the southeast corner of Cincinnati Street and Sharp Avenue, on the northeast edge of the school's campus.

Prevailing wages in some central Washington counties have increased 40% from a year ago for carpenters, and some construction industry professionals here say they're concerned about the impact of the wage hike on Eastern Washington

Treasury4 Inc., a Spokane-based fintech startup formed last year, has secured more than $3.5 million so far in its second round of fundraising, which will be used to launch the commercialization phase of the company's software products.

The Inland Northwest has become a minor hub for cybersecurity and is poised for further growth and recognition in the field as regional universities create programs for future cybersecurity workers, some experts in the field here say.

Nearly a year after Pullman, Washington-based NuPhy Inc. acquired Spokane-based Ag Energy Solutions Inc., the company's expansion plans have brought operations into Spokane County under a new company name, Qualterra Inc.