Six years after the owners of GoJoe Patrol Franchising LLC first disclosed plans to franchise the business, the Spokane Valley-based security company has landed its first franchisee. GoJoe Patrol co-owner and Chief Development Officer Harry Sladich says

Nonprofit leaders here say that they expect individual donors will have less to give due to higher inflation and growing living expenses in the upcoming giving season, but they're also prepared to overcome potential budget shortfalls with lessons

High occupancy levels at coworking facilities are expected to climb even higher with continued strong demand, in what representatives of coworking centers here describe as a permanent, post-pandemic shift in the market for office space. Ann Long, founder

Rick McLean, executive director of Holy Cross Funeral & Cemetery Services, says the nonprofit plans to construct a 9,300-square-foot funeral home on Spokane's North Side next year, pending permit approval from the city.

Denny LaVé, co-owner and manager of Post Falls-based Precision Precast Erectors LLC, says scheduling issues, delivery delays, and supply-chain bottlenecks in the construction industry are becoming more difficult to plan for and overcome. So the company

Coeur d'Alene-based Pinkerton Investments Inc., the parent company of Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, has acquired W.E. Sherman & Co. LLC, a national investment research firm headquartered in St. Louis.

Two Spokane-area auto dealers say they're prepared to remain family owned for generations to come, despite current challenges in the auto industry and a growing volume of dealership acquisitions here and nationwide.

Spokane County's assessed property values for new construction this year are $300 million higher than in 2021, fueled by climbing construction-related costs for materials and labor, says Spokane County Assessor Tom Konis.

Business for title insurance companies is down this year, caused by declining numbers of purchase and refinance transactions, representatives of title companies here say.