U.S. Small Business Administration-backed lending had a strong year in 2021 and is keeping up pace so far this year, some SBA lending officials here say.

Pamela and Scott Brownlee, hosts of the Cowboy Supper Show at Rockin' B Ranch, are stepping back after 28 years of serving and entertaining the local community at their barn and home located along Idaho Road, on the Washington side of the

The union participation rate in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area trails Washington state, but outpaces the nation as a whole, according to recently released data. At all levels, the rate of unionized workers has grown during the pandemic. In the Spoka

Construction on a 147,700-square- foot manufacturing facility on the West Plains for Spokane-based biotech startup Selkirk Pharma Inc. is nearly complete, and operations are expected to begin there by early next year. Bouten Construction Co. is the

Ongoing multifamily developments are expected to bring over 800 residential units with a total construction value of $109.5 million to the Spokane area in 2022. Along Riverside Avenue, on the western edge of the University District, Boise, Idaho-based

Several major construction projects with a combined value exceeding $178 million are underway or recently completed at Spokane-area colleges. One of the larger projects underway is the 90,000-square-foot, four-story medical and health education building

Shaleesa Mize, owner and founder of Pacific Design Co., says what intrigues her the most about the commercial design landscape in Spokane is the number of new boutiques, quirky businesses, little restaurants, and coffee shops that she's noticed popping

The immigration landscape in Spokane is larger than it seems, and there really aren't many immigration lawyers here, says Vanessa K. Mathisen, owner of VK Mathisen Law PLLC. A common misconception is there isn't diversity in Spokane, she says.