The Journal of Business has become more mobile, and it's taking additional steps to increase its mobility further. On Aug. 1, the Journal launched a mobile website that enables subscribers to read the newspaper more easily on a smartphone. With

Last month, as we reviewed questions for a Washington Business Survey that the Journal helped conduct, one question caught my eye and made me crack a grin.The question asked people whether they agree or disagree with the following statement: has

With an intensity akin to flattening my nose against a crystal ball in an attempt to peer inside it, I've been watching for indicators of how long it will take our Inland Northwest economy to return to what we collectively might call all crave I

In the next week or so, Gallatin Public Affairs and its research partner, GS Strategy Group, will conduct a survey asking likely voters in Washington state for their perspectives on everything from the presidential election to the state of the have

One of the Journal readers owes me a heaping helping of "I told you so."In late January, I received newly released recycling-rate statistics from the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System. What the numbers showed was groundbreaking: In 2010, it

Gallatin Public Affairs, which has offices here and in Seattle, Portland, Boise, and Helena, has picked up a nice little piece of business that also could prove to be good news for many Spokane-area small businesses.Gallatin has been hired by to

The Coeur d'Alene City Council's recent decision to revamp McEuen Park brought back a rush of memories for me.Not about the ball fields. I never played on the lakeview diamonds just east of the Coeur d'Alene Resort. Nor about the boat launch.

What kind of efficiencies could Washington state government achieve if it got a nonpartisan assist from a group of business executives intent on helping it develop and implement a goal-oriented strategic plan?That's what the 18-month-old aims

What kind of efficiencies could Washington state government achieve if it got a nonpartisan assist from a group of business executives intent on helping it develop and implement a goal-oriented strategic plan?That's what the 18-month-old aims

Spokane is No. 1, right? Well, actually, it's ninth. Except for when it's 19th. Or when it's 51st. Or 77th. Then there was the day recently when Spokane was tied for worst. That was the day Forbes magazine published its ranking of cities by for