Washington state's Roadmap to Recovery doesn't yet show Spokane businesses how to get where they want to be, which is fully opened and thriving with a COVID-19 pandemic at bay.
The unemployment insurance tax relief being hurried through the state Legislature, in part at the behest of Gov. Jay Inslee, might be a start, but it falls short of a complete fix.
School district funding has been thrown into upheaval by changes at the state level in recent years. New rounds of replacement levies are important steps toward stabilizing funding for those districts in the next few years.
It's become clear that the ham-handed handling of Dr. Bob Lutz's dismissal as Spokane County's regional health officer couldn't have come at a worse time.
Spokane-based Baker Got Gas LLC has purchased 2.5 acres of vacant land at 8926 E. Bigelow Gulch Road as an investment. The company plans to develop a convenience store and gas station. John Hillier, of SVN Cornerstone, handled the transaction.
The timing of the latest four-week, statewide COVID-19 restrictions ordered by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee couldn't be more devastating to some of our struggling businesses.
With the divisive election season behind us, now is a time to come together, to heal, and to start the difficult, but entirely admirable, task of finding some common ground.
The Washington state Supreme Court made the right call last week when it overturned Initiative 976, also known as the Bring Back Our $30 Car Tabs measure.
The Well Coffeehouse is being rebranded as Bocopop, says new owner Steven Kelly.
Kelly bought the popular Liberty Lake coffee shop and eatery, located in nearly 1,000 square feet of space at 21980 E. Country Vista Drive, in July.
Mead-based Walter Knopp, Bonita Greene, and Michael Knopp have purchased the 50,000-square-foot retail building at 10425 N. Newport Highway as an investment. The building currently is occupied by an Ashley Homestore.
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