Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and City Council President Betsy Wilkerson have proposed using funds from national opioid settlements to invest in behavioral health services and treatment programs.

Umpqua Bank, which has 11 locations in Spokane and Kootenai counties, has opened its first retail branch and commercial office in Colorado.

Work to replace the crane within Avista Utilities’ Post Street substation will begin March 17.

Washington state’s unemployment rate continued its gradual descent in January, preliminary data from the Washington state Employment Security Department shows.

Single-family home sales in the Spokane area totaled 355 units in February, down 1.4% compared with the year-earlier month.

The Inland Northwest AGC has launched the ConstructHer Network, a new initiative aimed at empowering women in the construction industry.

Joel Mitchell, previously a financial adviser at Edward Jones, has opened Leading Light Wealth Management, at 5503 N. Wall, in Spokane.

A new photography studio and creative hub is expected to open March 29, at 811 W. Second, in downtown Spokane.