Despite the recent layoff of 112 manufacturing workers and the shuttering of manufacturing operations at Garco Building Systems' Airway Heights facility, the company says it will retain nearly 50 workers here in information technology, sales, and procur

Community Colleges of Spokane plans to start construction next spring on a major renovation and expansion project at its main gym and adjacent athletic facilities on the Spokane Falls Community College campus, in northwest Spokane. As of last week, the c

The Spokane-Coeur d'Alene job market has outperformed projections this year, and many industries in the Inland Northwest have strong momentum going into 2017. While growth is expected on many fronts, the rate of expansion might not be as great next ye

Since opening the Wandering Table in May 2014, chef Adam Hegsted has built a small culinary empire, with five dining properties in Spokane and Coeur d' Alene. Hegsted began to expand his brand in 2013, by forming the Eat Good Group LLC, which manages

The CEO of a Spokane-based incubator for fledgling tech companies says CoMotion, a business development department arm of the University of Washington in Seattle, is exploring the possibility of expanding its startup efforts here. Donna O'Neill, the ma

A recent string of projects and initiatives occurring along east Sprague Avenue appear to have kindled a surge in excitement among business owners there. The emergence of the Playfair Commerce Park, other new construction, and a collaborative effort wi

With the deadline approaching in the upcoming biennium for the Legislature to meet basic education funding requirements, local groups will look to lawmakers to focus on following through with earlier funding commitments. Due to the state Supreme Court'