Spokane and surrounding municipalities are receiving nearly $209 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds, and some business leaders want to see that money go toward an Expo 74-esque collaborative effort that could be transformative to the region.

Washington wheat production for 2022 depends on whether the Pacific Northwest receives a good amount of rainfall and moisture this coming winter, says Glen Squires, CEO of the Spokane-based Washington Grain Commission. This year, Washington experienced

Retail sales for Spokane County and the state of Washington soared this year, but slower growth is expected in 2022, says Patrick Jones, executive director at the Institute of Public Policy and Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University.

It has been another financially volatile year for the health care industry in Spokane. With the discovery of the omicron variant, there are still too many unknowns to forecast what is in store for hospitals in 2022, say health care officials.

Peg Currie, chief executive of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital and chief operating officer of Providence Inland Northwest Washington, is retiring at the end of next month. Currie is capping a 40-year health care career.

When the Historic Davenport Hotel was being renovated, the energy and excitement behind the project drew in Lynnelle Caudill, who would soon join the team and become the hotel's founding managing director when it reopened in 2002. 'It was such