Certified sommeliers Justine Recor and her mother Cathy Hand plan to open Cellar & Scholar this month at 15412 E. Sprague, in the Sullivan Square Shopping Center.

Kimco Realty Corp. is planning the interior renovation of a 22,800-square-foot vacant retail space, at 5630 N. Division, in the Franklin Park Commons shopping center on Spokane's North Side.

Spokane area apartment vacancy rates are returning to normal this year as multifamily construction projects wrap up and add new units to the housing supply, however affordability concerns are still straining the market, some market observers here say. 

Whitworth University has received a $3.4 million grant to establish a new program to address critical mental health needs of students in rural communities and refugee and immigrant students in Spokane County schools.  

Inland Northwest Culinary Academy at Spokane Community College is working to meet the demands of an industry that is largely in need of more labor.

The Spokane Workforce Council's four-year plan will focus on partnering with key growth industries and helping the local workforce acquire the skills and credentials needed to fill those roles. 

Despite a wave of return-to-office directives issued by U.S. employers this year, workforce flexibility remains a leading strategy for many Spokane-area companies as they settle into a new normal in the office.

Demand for addiction treatment and recovery services has reached a critical level at Spokane Falls Recovery Center, prompting a major expansion project at the company's campus in North Spokane.

Spokane and Gonzaga University have been selected as a potential team base camp site for FIFA World Cup 26.