A regional approach to tourism promotion is the most effective way to attract visitors and events. It's with that in mind that the Journal encourages the Spokane Valley City Council to take steps to keep the Tourism Promotion Area intact, as is.

Proposed public safety policies developed by the Downtown Spokane Partnership should be offered by the organization and received by city policymakers in a spirit of collaboration, in order to keep the city's core safe and clean, despite some potential

With the present challenges concerning labor shortages, supply-chain disruptions, and inflation, it's easy to forget how far we've come, as a business community, this year. Before we address our wish list for what likely will be a challenging 2022

As passenger traffic at Spokane International Airport is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels this holiday season, the future is looking bright for the facility for many reasons. The airport isn't just a place to catch a plane. It provides a

Inland Northwest business leaders are keeping a closer eye on school board elections this year, as those boards become the focus of people frustrated with mask and vaccination mandates handed down by Gov. Jay Inslee. In this environment, the Journal

Builders are adding housing in the Spokane market at a pace that keeps up with Spokane's growing population currently, but not enough to make up for the deficit in inventory created in the first half of the 2010s. Local elected officials should be

It's good to see the Spokane City Council discussing a good neighbor agreement with a homeless services provider. It should become standard practice, as some members of the business community have been calling for such agreements for years. Bringing

The state's Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program is flawed and poorly timed. The Washington state Legislature should delay the program before it gets further along, at its earliest opportunity. Some businesspeople already have been outspoken

The upcoming 2021 East West Life Science Summit is the kind of event the Spokane area needs for broad exposure, promotion, and continued economic development of the growing life sciences community here. Life Science Washington, the umbrella organization