Spokane dermatologist Dr. William Philip Werschler and his businesses have been accused of using $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds to purchase sports cars, buy real estate, and pay off personal debt. 

Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics is seeking assistance from the Port of Whitman County, Washington, to purchase land and apply for federal cleanup funds for a potentially contaminated property. 

The city of Spokane is preparing to finalize the South Logan Transit-Oriented Development project plans that will boost connectivity and livability in the South Logan neighborhood.

Spokane Public Facilities District has spent the past two years working with a consulting firm to meet the upcoming deadlines for the state’s Clean Buildings Act.

Construction is expected to begin on Camas Meadow Park this fall, with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for late September.

A group of private sector stakeholders are making an aggressive push to effect change in the Spokane area with the creation of the newly formed Spokane Business Association, where a longtime public executive known for his effective communication, convening, and collaboration, has been chosen to lead the organization. 

The recently formed Spokane Business Association has named Gavin Cooley, former longtime chief financial officer for the city of Spokane, as its first CEO.

The Spokane tech hub missed out on tens of millions of dollars in federal funding earlier this month, but optimism still surrounds the aerospace manufacturing proposal.

The Spokane Police Academy is expanding its training facility with a $1.4 million addition.