Linn Parish

Knife River to move later this year

New $40 million facility to be more efficient than longtime site in Valley

March 24, 2022

Just west of the Washington-Idaho state line, Knife River Corp. is building a $40 million facility for its Spokane operations. The prestress concrete manufacturer is building a precast concrete production facility and office at 7721 N. Idaho Road, in the

STA's City Line completion pushed back

Rapid-transit bus line set to be completed during summer of '23

March 24, 2022

Linn Parish

The first phase of Spokane Transit Authority's $92.2 million City Line project is scheduled to be finished this year, and the rapid-transit bus line is expected to be up and running in July 2023. Brandon Rapez-Betty, chief operations officer at STA,

Kaspien, CEO Chopra part ways

Spokane Valley-based e-commerce company names CFO Kowalchuk as interim CEO

March 14, 2022

Linn Parish

Kaspien Holdings Inc. and its CEO, Kunal Chopra, have parted ways, and the Spokane Valley-based e-commerce company has named Chief Financial Officer Brock Kowalchuk as interim CEO.

Spokane Industries changes hands

Tenold brothers spin off Spokane Stainless Technologies

January 12, 2022

Linn Parish

Spokane Industries Inc. owners Greg and Tyrus Tenold have sold the foundry business and spun off its stainless products division into a new company, Spokane Stainless Technologies Inc.

The 10 Most Read Journal Stories of 2021

Sale of Davenport Hotels tops list

December 29, 2021

Linn Parish

A breaking news story about the sale of the Davenport Hotels collection proved to be worthy, indeed.

INW job growth expected to build upon 2021's gains

National, international factors threaten to slow employment demand, though, some here say

December 16, 2021

Linn Parish

Inland Northwest employers regained the jobs they shed during the pandemic-induced recession and are likely to build upon those gains in 2022, Spokane economists say. The Spokane-Spokane Valley metropolitan area had 260,000 jobs in October, the most

Q&A with West Plains Chamber of Commerce's Mark Losh

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November 4, 2021

Linn Parish

A Deer Park native with family roots in the region extending back several generations, Mark Losh returned to the Spokane area recently to lead the West Plains Chamber of Commerce.

Executive Pay sees double-digit increase

Leadership changes, strong market performances lead compensation escalation throughout pandemic

July 29, 2021

Linn Parish

Executive pay at Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies increased by double digits during the pandemic year of 2020, a Journal of Business analysis has found. The surge in total compensation for executives occurred during an unusual

Gilberts to leave University District

Organization's CEO accepts new role with Numerica CU

June 7, 2021

Linn Parish

University District Development Association CEO Lars Gilberts plans to step down by the end of the month to become assistant vice president of community development and impact at Numerica Credit Union.