The Spokane area is the place-and now is the time-for investors to take advantage of Opportunity Zone incentives and accelerate economic development in low-income areas with potential for strong growth.

The Washington state Legislature needs to do more to increase transparency and give its constituents more opportunity to be involved in the legislative process.

The recent news that California-based Mullen Technologies Inc. intends to locate its manufacturing plant on the West Plains highlights the effectiveness of the West Plains-Airport Area Public Development Authority as the catalyst to attract potentially

Our overarching hope is Washington state legislators can find some fiscally responsible ways to ease the budget challenges facing school districts, thereby saving at least some educators' jobs. l

Recent construction projects and planned improvements we'll be seeing this year and beyond at Spokane International Airport are a testament to the economic growth the Inland Northwest has been seeing, and continued investment in modernizing the airport

Real Estate Transactions and Other Business Moves in the Inland Northwest

Avista Corp. and its suitor, Toronto-based Hydro One Ltd., aren't likely to concede defeat just yet in Hydro One's attempt to acquire the longtime, Spokane-based power company. But with rejections of the $5.3 billion acquisition coming from both