While funds from Washington state's $518 million settlement against three major pharmaceutical companies are yet to begin flowing into communities here, people familiar with the impact of the opioid epidemic in the Spokane area say addressing the pr

Marvo Reguindin, executive director of multiethnic business and professional association known as AHANA, says a recent $1 million grant from Spokane County will help the organization expand its space, staff, and service capacities. The grant comes on the

David Guillen and Dayana Morales have brought their Mexican snacks to downtown Spokane. The boyfriend-and-girlfiend pair started Chucherias & Snowcones in mid-2021 as a food truck in the Hillyard Food Truck Pavilion before closing mid-summer and

Nonprofit organizations that grant wishes to critically and terminally ill children here say that many wishes have become more expensive in the past two years, during which time a backlog of ungranted wishes grew. Hugh Severs, executive director of

New renovations at the historic SIERR Building, in Spokane's University District, will add a mix of learning spaces, administrative offices, and student areas for Eastern Washington University's nursing and communication sciences programs. The reno

Six years after the owners of GoJoe Patrol Franchising LLC first disclosed plans to franchise the business, the Spokane Valley-based security company has landed its first franchisee. GoJoe Patrol co-owner and Chief Development Officer Harry Sladich says

The first phase of the Radio Park commercial development is ready to move forward, pending financing approval, says Carl Guenzel, managing member of Radio Park LLC, which owns the 16-acre property on Spokane's South Hill. As the Journal reported early

Nonprofit leaders here say that they expect individual donors will have less to give due to higher inflation and growing living expenses in the upcoming giving season, but they're also prepared to overcome potential budget shortfalls with lessons

After a 46-year career in educational leadership, Christine Johnson, chancellor and CEO of Community Colleges of Spokane, has announced she will retire at the end of this year.

Hospitals here hope to cut costs by decreasing their reliance on travel nurses after labor expenses increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they'll likely have to pay staff nurses somewhat more to do so.