In an age where digital connectivity is the lifeblood of economic growth and innovation, rural small businesses in Idaho find themselves at a crossroads. According to SCORE, the nation's leading network of mentors to America's small business owner

Innovia Foundation has done its part in garnering $70 million in commitments so far for its LaunchNW mentoring and scholarship program. Now, the Inland Northwest business community should do its part to provide the mentorship required to make the

For the seventh consecutive year, Washington has marked the first week of October by celebrating the state's remarkable manufacturing sector. The Association of Washington Business, which serves as both the state's chamber of commerce and

A second moratorium on housing development in southwest Spokane might make for a nice campaign promise to those in that neighborhood, but it would do little to address growing pains along the U.S. 195 corridor. What such an extreme measure would do is

There is an axiom: Don't let 'the perfect” get in the way of the good. That is important to remember when it comes to improving our air quality. While climate activists want to banish all fossil fuels to control greenhouse gas, it isn't

Measure 1 is a big ask, but voters countywide should support the law-enforcement funding proposal that will appear on November's general-election ballot. Every local law enforcement agency stands to benefit from the 0.2% increase in sales tax that

Growing up in the sixties, our parents blamed everything on 'The Beatles.” According to them, they were 'the punks” from Liverpool who caused all the teenagers to go crazy. Lately, there is another group of 'Beatles” giving people fits