Spokane business accelerator Ignite Northwest has released its inaugural Ignite 25+5 list, which recognizes 30 young companies with an Inland Northwest presence.

Tourism in Spokane has been riding a wave of growth, and industry experts here say they expect the trend to continue in 2020, albeit at a more measured pace. Matt Jensen, corporate director of sales and marketing for the Davenport Hotel Collection, says

Financial experts here say that growth began to flatten in 2019, and they expect further slowing -- though not necessarily a recession -- in 2020. Tim Vorpahl, president and founder of Spokane-based Vorpahl Wing Securities Inc., says 2019 was a

After a year of recovering from a late 2018 lumber price drop, pricing and demand are likely to remain fairly steady in 2020, some wood products industry observers say, despite some regional issues with supply. Joel White, executive officer of the

Tourism in Spokane has been riding a wave of growth, and industry experts here say they expect the trend to continue in 2020, albeit at a more measured pace. Matt Jensen, corporate director of sales and marketing for the Davenport Hotel Collection, says

Amy Knapton Vega has been executive director of the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery for about 13 years. The nonprofit organization, named for a Spokane two-year-old who died in 1982 due to injuries from child abuse, has been serving children at risk of abuse

Issues and opportunities involving housing and health care top the list of priorities for Spokane-area municipalities and organizations as they prepare to make their cases at the 2020 Washington state legislative session. To bolster the housing market

If Greater Spokane Incorporated gets its way in the next legislative session, Spokane County would receive an additional $11 million a year in economic development funding moving forward. GSI, which acts as Spokane's joint chamber of commerce