Barry Baker, longtime president and CEO of prominent Spokane-based contracting company Baker Construction & Development Inc., has transitioned to the role of company chairman, triggering a series of leadership changes effective Wednesday, Jan. 1

Some of the Inland Northwest's largest, most venerable companies announced leadership changes this year, while some interesting developments started to come out of the ground. And as some exciting new companies emerged, others changed hands and were shuttered. 

Journal readers were thirsty for news about Liberty Lake in 2024, as is evidenced by the list of Most Read Stories in 2024. 

A pair of housing projects soon will turn the Garland District into a case study examining the effects of the city’s decision to remove minimum parking requirements for new developments.

The Journal of Business has selected its honorees for the 25 People of Influence in 2025 awards.

“We are at a growth inflection point.” 

Shane Johnson 

CarbonQuest Inc. 

$36M

Estimated capital raised in Series A funding. 

As the Eastern Washington COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force approaches its third year of cracking down on thefts of COVID-relief funding there’s no slowdown to prosecutions in sight.

Kimco Realty Corp. is planning the interior renovation of a 22,800-square-foot vacant retail space, at 5630 N. Division, in the Franklin Park Commons shopping center on Spokane's North Side.

Spokane and Gonzaga University have been selected as a potential team base camp site for FIFA World Cup 26. 

The Davenport Lusso is undergoing a rebrand, complete with a name change and a multimillion-dollar renovation project.