The Spokane area added 3,800 jobs in January, according to preliminary data from the Washington state Employment Security Department.

Downtown Spokane Partnership is preparing the city’s core for back-to-back weekends of major women’s sports events.

Comcast Corp. has opened a new Xfinity store in North Spokane, at 9502 N. Newport Highway, in the same multitenant building as the Five Guys burger restaurant.