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Convention bookings expected to rebound by 2025

It’s been three years since COVID turned the tourism and hospitality industry upside down. That’s about 1,100 days of heartbreak, uncertainty, loss, rebuilding, and success. Coming out of the pandemic, we knew it would take three to five years for ...

Commellini Estate aims to enhance al fresco experiences

Commellini Estate Venue & Event Restaurant has a historical past that its owners, relatives of the original founders, say they hope to build on as they plan to increase public events at the wedding and event venue....

Big Table expands hospitality worker outreach

Spokane-based nonprofit Big Table has grown steadily and is opening a fourth location next month. Launched in Spokane in 2009, Big Table was formed to assist workers in the hospitality and restaurant industry with struggles, including housing stability...

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Remote Possibilities: INW tech firms recruit workers laid off in other markets

The startup ecosystem here, particularly relating to software and information technology, has benefitted from the emergence of remote and hybrid work, making way for Spokane-based companies to draw on talent from anywhere in the world, some entrepreneurs ...

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Nic Nac Naturals nicotine lozenges hit market

Nic Nac Naturals LLC owner and co-founder Nicco Magnotto didn’t use nicotine until about five years ago, but he says he believes potential benefits of the substance are so compelling that he established the Spokane-based startup to make and market a new...

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Entrepreneurial couple move young ventures to Spokane

Husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Devin and Rebecca Miller have made a new home in Spokane to both raise their family and grow their businesses and professional careers after moving from Western Washington in April. ...

Two-day program set for veteran entrepreneurs

A free entrepreneurship training course for veterans will be offered March 21-22, in Spokane, by Business Impact NW, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration and its Region X Veteran’s Business Outreach Center....

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Credit union CEOs lead during era of growth

Leaders of Spokane Valley-based Numerica Credit Union and Liberty Lake-based STCU are helping grow and shape the influence of their respective financial institutions in the Inland Northwest. Ezra Eckhardt, president and CEO of STCU, says that while the...

In challenging times, health care leaders work to spur positivity

In the face of financial strain in the industry exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, three leaders in Spokane’s health care and biosciences industries say they’ve found emphasizing connection is vital for keeping employees motivated, delivering...

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