Spokane Journal of Business

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Relating to: Tourism

Near nature, near top spender

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Spokane County, as a whole, sees between $1 billion and $2.5 billion in outdoor recreation expenditures annually, which puts it in the top six counties statewide for outdoor recreation expenditures, says a recent study commissioned by the Olympia, Wash.-b...

Yelp ambassador works market here

Alyssa Agee, the Spokane community ambassador for San Francisco-based business reviewing and communi...

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A palette-able trend

Start with a glass of wine or a microbrew, sprinkle in artistic expression, mix in friends, old and ...

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Making security strides at Riverfront Park

Security calls at Spokane’s Riverfront Park have fallen as the park’s security department starts...

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Josh Wade: Pairing wine, social media

Josh Wade launched the Nectar Tasting Room in 2011 at 120 N. Stevens in downtown Spokane, after crea...

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Tourism expected to grow as big projects are finished

Experts here are predicting a strong year for tourism in 2015, as the $50 million Spokane Convention Center expansion project and the new $135 million Davenport Grand Hotel near completion late this year and next year. ...

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Spokane art scene seeks spark

When it comes to the arts and culture in Spokane, arts organizers say there’s a large population working in the creative sector, but audience participation in the region is low, well below the national average in most categories. Those numbers show up...

Recreation, conservation project funds approved

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell last week joined Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, co-chair of the bipartisan coalition of Mayors for Parks, to announce that $43.4 million will be distributed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to all 50 states,...

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Visit Spokane launches mobile visitor information center

Visit Spokane has launched a new mobile visitor information center and has named it Ace, says Visit Spokane President and CEO Cheryl Kilday. The organization will use Ace, a Ford Transit van wrapped in Visit Spokane graphics that made its debut at Hoopf...

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Green Bluff event-rules clarifications welcomed by some

Green Bluff farmers and event sponsors appear somewhat apprehensive, but generally supportive of new rules Spokane County commissioners adopted last month that spell out how special events, including weddings, are hosted on small-tract agricultural areas ...