Pullman, Washington, ranks as the second-best college town in the U.S.

Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County distributed over $4.4 million in grants to bioscience and health care organizations during the winter.

Single-family homes sold in the first two months of the year in Kootenai County totaled 318 units, up over 31%.

The Spokane area added 3,800 jobs in January, according to preliminary data from the Washington state Employment Security Department.

Downtown Spokane Partnership is preparing the city’s core for back-to-back weekends of major women’s sports events.

Comcast Corp. has opened a new Xfinity store in North Spokane, at 9502 N. Newport Highway, in the same multitenant building as the Five Guys burger restaurant.

Global Federal Credit Union expects to close on its acquisition of First Financial Northwest Inc. on April 11.