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Custom merch producer Zome Design leverages power of swag

Custom merchandise produced by Zome Inc. is ubiquitous throughout the Inland Northwest, with its products including this year’s Bloomsday T-shirts and branded merchandise sold at concerts, bars, and breweries, claims Brayden Jessen, CEO and president of...

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Employee generosity grows with expanded options

Employers in a variety of industries say philanthropy is embedded within their company’s culture, and learning what inspires employee giving can result in increased financial support. Workplace fundraisers at some companies in the Spokane area have ...

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Creative economy presents red-carpet opportunity

In recent comments to recipients of the Governor’s Arts & Heritage Awards at the Governor’s Mansion in Olympia, Washington Jay Inslee mentioned that the creative economy in Washington state generates more revenue than the Seattle Seahawks, Mariners...

Pioneer House sold for $1M in downtown Spokane

Spokane Valley-based Community First Properties 10 LLC has bought for $1 million the Pioneer Pathway House, a low-income multifamily housing complex at 224 S. Howard downtown. The 115-year-old building was previously owned by Pioneer Human Services...

Megabus, Northwestern Stage partner to expand bus service in PNW

Megabus, the intercity bus service of Coach USA LLC, has partnered with Spokane-based Northwestern Stage Lines to offer expanded bus service options to 35 cities in Washington and Idaho, as part of East Coast company’s first foray into the Pacific North...

L33t Box Computers finds new home in Spokane Valley

Ray Boston’s computer retail and service business, L33t Box Computers, has evolved from his home to a brick-and-mortar store in Spokane Valley. The business moved to its new 1,500-square-foot location at 12308 E. Broadway, at the southeast corner of ...

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Careful giving strategies can have tax advantages

A carefully developed charitable-giving strategy empowers individuals and families to support meaningful causes, while also benefiting from tax advantages. An important place to start is to consider the area or areas you want to impact, such as mental ...

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Inland Northwest Land Conservancy opens office in Cd’A

The Inland Northwest Land Conservancy recently opened an office in downtown Coeur d’Alene at 418 E. Lakeside Drive. The Spokane-based organization’s physical expansion into the Lake City is expected to boost efforts to acquire natural lands for...

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I-90 Aerospace Corridor Conference set in Cd’A next week

One of the Inland Northwest’s largest annual manufacturing conferences is coming next week to The Coeur d’Alene Resort. The I-90 Aerospace Corridor Conference & Expo, scheduled for Tuesday, May 30 and Wednesday, May 31, at the resort at ...

The Journal’s View: One year in, Thrive initiative provides progress, potential

As the first year of the five-year Thrive Spokane economic development initiative comes to a close, we have one message for those involved: Keep going. The effort, led by Greater Spokane Incorporated and supported by scores of others, has made some...

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