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NEWTech Skills Center looks to expand scope

Technical ed school hopes to add program for diesel mechanics to its vast offerings

April 22, 2021

At NEWTech Skill Center in northeast Spokane, about 700 students are enrolled in 14 programs, and administrators say new programs will offer additional opportunities to benefit students and employers. NEWTech, a technical skill center located

EWU accounting program to become its own school

Most faculty to be based in new Catalyst Building

April 22, 2021

Kevin Blocker

With just a little more than two months to go, nearly all the pieces are in place for the department of accounting to embark on becoming its own formal School of Professional Accounting. The formal designation is scheduled to take effect July 1.

Advisers: It's OK to hold on to stimulus money

Pay off debt, build up emergency savings, financial planners say

April 8, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane-area financial advisers have some ideas on what those who received the third round of federal stimulus checks should do with them. Those ideas have less to do with ways to spend the payments of up to $1,400 a person authorized under the

Reuniting retirement home residents with their friends, families

Vaccination rates said to be high among seniors at INW retirement complexes

April 8, 2021

Virginia Thomas

As long-term care facilities begin to reopen to visitors in the wake of climbing vaccination rates, administrators here say spaces at their facilities are in high demand.

$22.5M assisted-living facility envisioned on Spokane's South Hill

As proposed, project would include three stories of memory care

April 8, 2021

Natasha Nellis

A Denver-based health care facility developer is planning a $22.5 million assisted living and memory care facility on Spokane's South Hill, according to predevelopment documents on file with the city of Spokane.

Electric-vehicle purchases rise in Spokane, but hurdles remain

Charging infrastructure, price, lack of options said to be barriers to adoption

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Electric vehicle purchases have been increasing steadily among Spokane County residents, but industry observers say there are still several hurdles to widespread adoption.

A new dynamic in the used-car market

Prices rise as new-car inventory dwindles

March 25, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Demand for used vehicles has increased significantly, and that's unlikely to change until vehicle manufacturers catch up to demand for new cars and trucks, industry sources say.

Mirabeau Park Hotel plots course to rise above pandemic

Valley venue shifts services while holding on to core staff

February 25, 2021

Craig Howard

The Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center was on track for one of its most successful years ever when the hospitality industry was derailed by a worldwide pandemic.

Spokane's hospitality industry is positioned for comeback

Tourism, convention marketer stays in ring after 'punch in mouth'

February 25, 2021

Meg Winchester

The year 2020 started with so much promise. It felt like Spokane was poised to emerge from the shadow of bigger, trendy Pacific Northwest cities. Huge events like the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament were on the books in Spokane. With the possibility

CenterPlace adds new West Lawn events space

Plaza, concert stage added as key parts of $2.2 million in upgrades

February 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

The CenterPlace Regional Event Center's recently renovated West Lawn, formerly an empty grassy knoll, has been transformed into a modern event space that managers of the facility say has the potential to draw new events to the region.