Empire Holdings Inc., the Hayden-based parent company of Empire Airlines, has acquired a Fresno, California-based air carrier, West Air Inc., which operates a fleet of FedEx feeder aircraft. West Air is continuing to operate as a standalone entity as

Ed Clark is a lifelong Spokane resident who has spent the last 50 years in advertising, a 'mad man” as he says. At 75, he is finally taking a step back from his career and looking back on decades of memories creating thousands of advertisements

The Washington state Department of Commerce has proposed several changes to its Growth Management Act, and Gov. Jay Inslee has voiced his support for a policy that would essentially ban single-family zoning, but local real estate industry experts say the

Oscar Escamilla, who co-owns Tacos el Sol restaurant with his wife, Irma Zuniga, says he considered closing the restaurant at 3422 N. Division, in Spokane, during the first month of the pandemic in 2020, as he put his staff of three on leave.

Paw Print Genetics, the Spokane-based animal genetic testing company, has changed hands. Lansing, Michigan-based Neogen Corp. acquired Genetic Veterinary Sciences Inc., which does business as Paw Print Genetics, in a transaction that was completed last

Spokane and surrounding municipalities are receiving nearly $209 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds, and some business leaders want to see that money go toward an Expo 74-esque collaborative effort that could be transformative to the region.

A breaking news story about the sale of the Davenport Hotels collection proved to be worthy, indeed.

Barring some big news in the next couple of days, here are the top 25 business stories of 2021, in chronological order.