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Empire Airlines, FedEx team up to train more pilots

Program aims to recruit, promote student aviators

April 12, 2018

Hayden-based Empire Airlines Inc. is collaborating with Memphis, Tenn.-based cargo airline FedEx Express in a program aimed at recruiting pilots from universities and aviation colleges and training them for advancement to the FedEx fleet. Tim Komberec, p

Coeur d'Alene Resort to wrap up renovation projects

Guest rooms, conference center undergo updates

April 12, 2018

Samantha Peone

The Coeur d'Alene Resort is expected to wrap up an extensive round of renovations by the beginning of May, says Todd Gillespie, director of sales and marketing for the resort. Gillespie declines to disclose a project cost other than to say it's a mul

On The JoB podcast: Limited license legal technicians

Journal of Business reporter LeAnn Bjerken discusses an emerging field within the legal community

March 29, 2018

Staff Report

Journal of Business reporter LeAnn Bjerken discusses an emerging field within the legal community

On The JoB podcast: Real estate news for Spokane

Journal of Business reporter Samantha Peone talks about plans for the North Division Costco building, etailz upcoming move, and more.

March 29, 2018

Staff Report

Journal of Business reporter Samantha Peone talks about plans for the North Division Costco building, etailz upcoming move, and more.

Running Start should be saved from attempts at defunding

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March 29, 2018

Liv Finne

On Feb. 14, some members of the state Senate sent a rather strange valentine to Washington's high school kids. They voted to cut the Running Start program. Running Start is the successful educational program created in 1990 under the Learning by Choi

The Journal's View: County commission bill deserves more scrutiny

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March 29, 2018

Staff Report

The idea of expanding the county board of commissioners to five members is a good one, but the bill sent by the Legislature to the governor's desk isn't the solution. We hope the fact that Gov. Jay Inslee didn't sign the bill immediately means he's weigh

Around Town

Real Estate Transactions and Other Business Moves in the Inland Northwest

March 29, 2018

Staff Report

Spokane real estate holding company KSA LLC has purchased the 6,300-square-foot East Gate Plaza retail building at 2223 E. Sprague. The company plans to lease out that space to veterinary clinic Affordable Pet Dental Plus, which plans to move from smaller

Current Spokane Public Schools projects valued at $55.7 million

Work on Linwood gears up; crews well underway at Franklin Elementary

March 29, 2018

Samantha Peone

Spokane Public Schools has about $55.7 million in construction projects in the works this year. Construction was scheduled to begin in late March on the $20.7 million Linwood Elementary School replacement project at 906 W. Weile, says Greg Forsyth, direc

SCC Old Main project to start this month

Official says work delayed by state capital budget holdup

March 29, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Construction is starting up on Spokane Community College's $20 million expansion and remodeling project that will enlarge and update instructional spaces in the structure known as the Old Main Building, on the south side of the campus in the Chief Garry

EWU to wrap up PUB renovation by fall

$47.5 million science building project also to start this year

March 29, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Eastern Washington University has two major projects worth a total of $78.5 million in the works this year on its main campus in Cheney, 17 miles southwest of Spokane. Shawn King, associate vice president of facilities and planning at EWU, says construct