The city of Spokane recently gave out SMART -- sustainable management of assets, resources and technology -- awards to 47 businesses for their efforts in cutting waste and reducing energy use.This is the second SMART group getting the recognition (and window stickers, shown above) for…
The electricity supply in the Northwest will remain adequate this spring and summer despite low runoff levels in the Columbia River Basin, where hydroelectric dams provide more than half of the region’s electricity, an analysis by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council shows.“Low flows will…
A California electric car company called ZAP has licensed a battery-charger controller developed by the folks at the Pacific Northwest National Lab in the Tri-Cities.ZAP has made trucks and electric vehicles for customers in more than 70 countries.It announced it will use the controller (or…
Three Papa John's restaurants closed suddenly in January will be reopened, starting Wednesday.Preston House, owner of six Boise-area Papa John's, said the relaunch of the 101 N. Argonne Rd. store will be followed by reopenings Thursday at 920 W. Indiana Ave. and Monday at 2023…
Spokane's Dry Fly Distilling saw its liquid assets disappear quickly last month.That was the day of the distillery's second release of its all-wheat Washington Whiskey. The distillery store was sold out in 60 minutes. And those retail state liquor stores given allotments (which were not…
The Washington Policy Center has started its own small business improvement campaign, with a 24-stop barnstorming tour this year, meeting with people to address business reform. The center, based in Seattle and with an Eastern Washington office in Spokane, dubs this campaign "Lead the Way:…
More people found work in the Spokane area last month, bringing the unemployment rate down to 10.5 percent. It was 11.3 percent in February, and stood at 9.7 percent one year ago.Spokane County had an estimated 214,500 employed people in March, or about 2,400 more…
More than 45 readers jumped into the discussion on Monday's story about the active efforts on Facebook to get a Spokane Trader Joe's store.The comments are all over the map, from hating all things Californian, to debating what is or isn't deserving of the name…
MOSCOW, Idaho — WalMart announced it will be closing its Moscow location and transferring more than 200 employees to the Pullman super center, which is currently under construction.The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports about 100 new employees also will be hired for the Pullman store.
If you have concerns about which Spokane area restaurants have done poorly, or perfectly, in county health inspections, the best way to find out is to use an online tool.The Spokane Regional Health District has online inspection reports for nearly all of the county's restaurants…
Greater Spokane Incorporated will focus on the area's manufacturing sector in a Tuesday morning town hall session at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Spokane.Bob Weidner, president and CEO of Metals Service Center Institution, will be the keynote speaker on how public policy in manufacturing…
Recent snowfall is encouraging area skiers to haul up to the mountains to get in some runs before the 2009-10 season shuts down.Both Schweitzer Mountain Resort and Silver Mountain Ski Resort will have skiing this weekend.Schweitzer, in Sandpoint, will offer runs all day Saturday and…
The recession took a significant bite out of Idaho’s economy in 2009 but didn't stop the growth of Hispanics' economic influence, the state Department of Labor reports.Hispanic buying power grew 10 times faster than the buying power of the state’s non-Hispanic residents, according to estimates…
Realtors today reported a burst of home sales in Spokane County during the first three months of the year.Residential sales of single-family homes and condos on less than an acre were up 23.2 percent over the first quarter of 2009, according to the Spokane Association…
The economic recovery is on the horizon, but it will take four years or longer to erase the stain of the recession, an economist and a marketing professional told business and community leaders in Spokane this morning.“I’m reasonably, vaguely optimistic” the Inland Northwest is headed…
Washington State University will get $2.5 million to teach students about green engineering and smart grid technology, Sen. Maria Cantwell announced on Thursday.WSU along with two other state groups will share more than $11 million going to smart-grid related training, Cantwell's office said in a…
View Larger MapBrothers Andy and Glen Gardner have opened the South Hill hangout, The Hop Shop, at 3803 S. Grand.The Spokane businessmen said their shop will be a friendly neighborhood place with a premium on people talking to one another and enjoying company."There's no TV,…
Washington's unemployment compensation fund is among the healthiest in the nation, according to a study by the National Employment Law Project.With $2.1 billion in reserves as of March 31, the study ranked the Washington system ninth strongest among the 13 still solvent after more than…
A California-based company has been ordered to stop soliciting homeowners seeking modifications to the terms of their mortgages.The Idaho Department of Finance wants the Relief Law Center, also doing business as USA Loan Auditors, to stop what Director Gavin Gee called "among the most outrageous"…
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society will close its Fairfield nursing home in June. Spokesman Mark Dickerson said the facility was losing about $300,000 a year because occupancy was low. The facility has 43 skilled nursing beds, 10 assisted-living apartments and 16 senior-living apartments, but…
Comcast this year is setting up demonstrations of the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament using 3-D television. The easiest place to see it, in and around Spokane, is at the downtown Huppin's HiFi, Photo and Video store, 421 W. Main.The when: Thursday and Friday, 1 to…
The era of record-low mortgage rates is over, reports The Associated Press today. The average rate on a 30-year loan has jumped from about 5 percent to more than 5.3 percent in just the past week. As mortgages get more expensive, more would-be homeowners are…
North Idaho College has landed a $625,000 grant to train 300 health information technology professionals statewide. The funds are part of a $6.2 million grant awarded to eight community colleges in a 10-state region. The colleges will be responsible for training 2,400 students over a…
Coldwater Creek is looking to sublease an empty office building it constructed in 2007 at 745 Hanley in Coeur d'Alene. Originally meant as a second call center for the Sandpoint-based women's clothing retailer, Coldwater Creek never occupied the building as the economy slipped off the…
In a move that’s expected to save $7 million, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will lay-off 126 employees and close nine of its 29 offices.“Hopefully things will recover,” said Tom Shanahan, a spokesman. “We’re worried about future cuts more than anything. We just…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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