The $83 million-plus Whitetail Ridge residential development, a longtime dream of former Itron executive Johnny Humphreys, is being realized in Spokane Valley.

A winemaker with roots in Spokane plans to open a distillery and tasting room here next month. Andrew Browne says Browne Family Distillery will open Dec. 2 in the former Warrior Liquor space, at 714 N. Lee, in East Spokane. Hours of operation will be 11

Spokane-based stormwater management technology startup AquiPor Technologies Inc. plans to raise $5 million in seed funding, and its founders say the company's product is ready for commercialization. Greg Johnson, CEO and co-founder of AquiPor, says

Treasury4 Inc., a Spokane-based fintech startup formed last year, has secured more than $3.5 million so far in its second round of fundraising, which will be used to launch the commercialization phase of the company's software products.

The Inland Northwest has become a minor hub for cybersecurity and is poised for further growth and recognition in the field as regional universities create programs for future cybersecurity workers, some experts in the field here say.

Since Hart Capital Advisors was acquired by Denver-based Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in the waning moments of 2020, the investment advising office has added an array of services.

A sandwich shop named after the owners' family pet will occupy the former Azar's Restaurant building on north Monroe Street. Jennifer Hesseltine says she and her husband, Aaron, will open Zozo's Sandwich House, at 2501 N. Monroe, in December.

Evident 316 Inc., the Spokane-based vehicle-brakes service shop operator that does business as Golden Rule Brake, is expanding into Idaho. Dallas Low, third-generation owner of Golden Rule, says construction will begin in December on a