Foreclosure activity in Spokane and Kootenai counties so far this year is continuing an overall upward trend since defaults bottomed out in 2021.

When national headlines start praising sweeping federal legislation as “beautiful,” I tend to pause and look past the slogans — especially when it comes to how it will affect homeownership in Spokane. 

On the edge of Pullman’s rolling Palouse hills, a quiet agricultural transformation has been taking place, and it smells like fresh-cut hay, dairy cows, and Cougar Gold cheese.

What began as Tresa Schmautz’s gesture of goodwill and need for assistance — offering a passerby compensation to help her clean up property around Spokane’s St. Ann Catholic Church — has evolved quickly into something grander in scope.

Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster has opened a 5,000-square-foot incubator in North Spokane—a tangible step toward a bigger vision for the region's life sciences future.

Valleyway Group LLC has proposed the development of a $6.5 million, 26-lot residential property, dubbed Valleyway Townhomes, in Spokane Valley.

Honeywell Electronic Materials Inc. is planning an expansion at its Spokane Valley-based plant, located at 15128 E. Euclid.

Late last month, the Journal of Business hosted Daines Capital Commercial Real Estate owner Steven Daines for its most recent Elevating The Conversation podcast about growth in Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley.