Investors who lost huge sums when Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. and affiliate Summit Securities Inc. shut down about a decade and a half ago should recoup a final, small portion of their money by this fall.

The COVID-19 crisis has clearly rocked our community. Businesses are pivoting to continue operating remotely or reinventing their business models to meet consumer needs. Many are adjusting to the 'new normal” of social distancing.

While our hearts go out to family, friends, and colleagues of victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're also seeing that these worst of times can bring out the best in people. And despite current economic pain and the sacrifices that come with the social

Taylor & Rachel Gano Fluffy's Candy 9502 N. Newport Highway, suite 4B, Spokane 
 In November of 2019, after two years of throwing the idea of opening a full-service candy store around, my wife and I finally made the jump and began looking

XCraft Enterprises Inc., the Coeur d'Alene-based drone manufacturer, raised $1.1 million in angel funding in a campaign that closed early last month through the StartEngine crowdfunding platform.