The North Spokane Corridor project should be funded fully on its present timeline. Any alternative plan for the $1.49 billion project is unacceptable. Advocates for the project thought funding was a done deal-or as close to a done deal there can be

If you read the Journal's Economic Outlook, it doesn't sound like 2023 is going to include much in the way of glad tidings of comfort and joy. Forecasts in the late 2000s and early 2010s certainly were worse, but pre-pandemic prognostications were a

The other day a customer was leaving my vintage store and said how much they enjoyed the store and what a great job I had done decorating. I smiled, thanked them, and thought about how it will never get old to hear comments like that.

Spokane organizations involved in economic development largely are led by women now. That strong contingent of females in power positions is an asset to the private sector as a whole, an asset that should be celebrated and, when possible

Government shouldn't interfere with free-market contracts between private enterprises. With that principle in mind, an idea floated by a couple of Spokane City Council members to cap third-party food-delivery fees shouldn't move forward.

At last month's event recognizing Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest, keynote speaker Jason Swain highlighted a recent revelation that business is now more trusted than government, non-governmental organizations, and media.

Crucial street improvements in Airway Heights, where a large amount of the Spokane area's industrial growth is occurring, will benefit the region as whole. Voters in the quickly growing city should approve the proposed renewal of the transportation

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries should reconsider its decision to raise workers' compensation insurance rates for 2023, in light of the surge in a wide range of costs employers are facing in the current inflationary environment.

Market pullbacks are never easy, especially if you are retired and depend on your investments to generate income to pay your expenses. For so many people, this market pullback is especially difficult.