Government

Parting Thoughts with HSSA's Susan Ashe

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June 30, 2022

Susan Ashe, executive director of the Health Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County, has announced her retirement, effective by the end of this year. She is 72 years old.

Economy forecasted to bend, not break, this year

Inflation, Fed rate hikes may hamper GDP growth

June 16, 2022

Shawn Narancich

For the first time in more than two decades, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined for eight consecutive weeks into late May, the longest since 1932. Similarly, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ dropped for seven straight weeks - the first time since 2011

Glenrose soccer complex appeal takes next step

Neighborhood group continues opposition to soccer field complex

June 16, 2022

Karina Elias

The Washington state Court of Appeals has remanded to Lincoln County Superior Court a case that challenges a land-use approval for a Glenrose-area site where the Spokane Youth Sports Association is proposing a $2.2 million sports complex. The Glenrose

Podium sports facility to be updated for those about to rock

Changes to year-old venue designed to provide flexibility, income generating potential

June 16, 2022

Karina Elias

Less than a year after the doors opened at the Podium, the state-of-the-art athletic facility is undergoing a $3.1 million investment that will allow it to be transformed into a concert venue, says Paul Christiansen, director of sports for

Spokane Valley gains parkland in targeted areas

Three-quarters of acreage desired has been acquired

June 2, 2022

Karina Elias

The city of Spokane Valley has made strategic acquisitions of parkland in three targeted areas, says John Bottelli, director of Spokane Valley Parks, Recreation, and Facilities.

CDA 2030 updates vision, plan for community

46 entities have joined forward-looking effort

June 2, 2022

Virginia Thomas

CDA 2030 Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based nonprofit that develops partnerships among community and business organizations, has released a new vision and implementation plan for the Coeur d'Alene area.

Parkwater railyard cleanup cleared by Ecology

Soil, water near tracks had been contaminated by petroleum products

May 19, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Contamination at a Spokane-area railyard has been resolved, the Washington state Department of Ecology has determined. Now, the state agency has proposed lifting groundwater-use restrictions and removing the property from the state's list of hazardous

Conservation district campus enters new stage

Envisioned site will connect businesses with nature, public

May 5, 2022

Erica Bullock

The Spokane Conservation District's 50-acre conservation and business campus, dubbed 8th Avenue Quarry, is entering a new stage of development with a goal to bring in businesses to the property to work onsite.

Cannabis store robberies prompt response

Cashless transaction options available to retailers; industrywide adoption said to be slow

May 5, 2022

Virginia Thomas

In response to a series of armed robberies in the Puget Sound area, the Washington state Department of Financial Institutions and the state Liquor and Cannabis Board are collaborating to solve the problem of an industry that historically has been

Whatever happened with: Citywide Internet efforts

Workgroup hasn't been asked to reconvene since before pandemic arrived

April 7, 2022

Mike McLean

Work by a city-appointed group tasked with exploring options for a fiber optic network has been on hold since the pandemic began. But City Council President Breean Beggs anticipates the city will revisit the subject and perhaps regroup this spring.