Don't listen to the cynical naysayers who pooh-pooh plans for yet another call center here. Comcast Corp.'s recently announced intention to open a customer-support facility that will bring 675 jobs to the Spokane area is major, uplifting news for an

The publishing of the 2015 Market Fact Book marks the culmination of months of work compiling information, analyzing data, and placing it into charts and graphs that give readers an at-a-glance view of what's happening in the marketplace. None of us be

Masselow's, a highly rated restaurant located inside the Northern Quest Resort & Casino at 100 N. Hayford Rd. in Airway Heights, is rebranding itself as Masselow's Steakhouse, complete with an expanded menu introduced this month. Northern Quest, own

Wurth Louis & Co., an international distributor of woodworking, supplies, accessories and equipment supplies whose U.S. operations are based in Brea, Calif., plans to open a retail store in Spokane Valley. Kathy Greene, Brea-based director of marketing

Spokane attorneys Dick and Karen Sayre, well known here for their emphasis on elder-related legal issues, have added attorney Michelle Fossum as a partner in their practice. Fossum has been assigned to handle more administrative duties within the firm, w

The city of Liberty Lake doesn't want to expand beyond its current city limits, says a planning official involved in the process of updating the city's comprehensive plan. She says the city wants to have its revised comprehensive plan submitted in 20

Desautel Hege Communications Inc., a 25-year-old marketing and public relations firm based in downtown Spokane, says it has rebranded itself to highlight its growth and additional design skills the firm now offers in-house. Michele Hege, the company's

The Spokane Public Facilities District, the quasi-governmental agency that owns and operates the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, the INB Performing Arts Center, and the Spokane Convention Center, reports that net operating profit, revenue, and attendance