Walmart plans to hire about 170 people to work at a new store opening this fall in Moscow. The retailer has opened a temporary hiring center at 672 W. Pullman Road in Moscow. The hiring center will take applications 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday…
You like Twitter streams, right? So we're going to run this stream over the weekend: the David Condon stream. Anyone tweeting about Mayor-Elect David will land on the stream and you'll get a chance to comment, reply, do nothing if that's your choice. Have a…
Freebie Friday has just landed: Today's free ebook download is a copy of "Cloud Computing For Startups." It's provided by the web services consulting group LaunchAny. Download the 25-pager for free here.
Starting this week and running through Jan. 1, Eastern Washington University Foundation is running a kiosk in River Park Square to sell Eagles items. The third floor kiosk features sweatshirts, sweatpants, youth T-shirts, infant items, license plate frames, and other items. "Our alumni and fans…
Employers across Idaho’s economy maintained payrolls at higher levels than typical for October, pushing Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down another two-tenths of a point to 8.8 percent, the lowest level in nearly two years. It was the second straight month that Idaho’s jobless rate…
OLYMPIA — Washington’s jobless rate has dropped to 9 percent — the lowest since March 2009, according to figures released today by the state Employment Security Department. The October rate compares with a revised figure of 9.2 percent for September and 9.4 percent in October…
Spokane based tech company Next IT announced Thursday United Airlines will start using its virtual customer agent online next year. The company has developed similar products for Alaska Airlines and for Continental Airlines. Alaska's personalized question-answer agent lets fliers and passengers query "Jenn" which then…
Presentations by Microsoft and a well-known how-to author are part of a Dec. 1 session in Spokane on how seniors can use the Web more safely and explore social networking. Washington state AARP and Microsoft Corp. are hosting the Get Connected session that runs from…
Starbucks is a very generous company, even during the holiday season (especially in the holiday season). But generosity has its limits. The Seattle-based coffee retailer said it's closing some of its bathrooms in many of its Manhattan stores. The New York Post flushed out the…
Economists told some 700 people attending Greater Spokane Inc.’s regional economic forecast Tuesday morning that this year has been worse than they initially anticipated and that next year holds little promise of a roaring comeback. In other words, hang on for another very tepid 2012,…
Postal Service employees have been given the word: No more free tape left on retail counters. Certainly you have to hope even this little bit of savings will make a difference, at a time when the U.S. Postal Service is looking at losses of at…
There's another major business event happening Tuesday in downtown Spokane: the third annual Northwest Investment Forum hosted by the Spokane chapter of Certified Public Accountants. The afternoon lineup at The Davenport Hotel features: Noon: Keynoter Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist for Wells Capital Management. 1:45…
Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI) will host its annual Economic Forecast on Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center's Integra Telecom Ballroom. The poet-prognosticator John W. Mitchell will be hand, as well as Dr. Grant Forsyth, professor of economics at Eastern…
A new book on entrepreneurs by Gonzaga University's Todd Finkle includes lessons drawn from Steve Jobs, Sergey Brin and Warren Buffett. Finkle is GU's Pigott Professor in Entrepreneurship. He recently arranged a trip by GU business and Hogan Program students to meet with Buffeet in…
Small businesses who are trying to gain advantages during the coming holiday season are being urged to reate a party atmosphere, especially during the Black Friday weekend. A number of retail experts are making their suggestions known, advising small business owners to think creative, think…
View Larger Map The downtown Spokane (Riverside Avenue) post office will not relocate in 2012. We have the story at Spokesman.com, and we're still trying to nail down suggested reasons for the about-face. In August the USPS announced the station, at 801 W. Riverside, would…
View Larger Map Restoration and renovation are more than halfway done at two downtown Spokane buildings, including the former Empire State Building. Part of the work at the Great Western Building, at 905 W. Riverside, includes renaming it the Empire State Building, the structure’s original…
Spalding Auto Parts, the largest new/used vehicle-parts seller around, will open a North Spokane location next week. It will be generally identical in operation to the Pull and Save Spalding has operated in the Spokane Valley, not far from the Spalding main yard. Our full…
Thank you, Greater Hillyard Business Association. The business group planned a "Connect with the Electeds" meeting for this evening (Thursday) starting around 6 p.m. at the Inland NW Wildlife Council, 6116 N. Market. By odd timing, the event will be bigger and more fun than…
Economic news out of southern Idaho: The Simplot Company plans to lay off at least 800 workers at its food processing plants, and the number could be larger depending on other options the company may follow. The source here is a story today at the…
A few weeks ago Sandpoint-based clothing retailer Coldwater Creek (CWTR) was facing possibly delisting from the Nasdaq Exchange as its stock price dipped below $1. Since then the stock has held steady and got to $1.13 last week. As of market close on Wednesday, Coldwater…
Ambassadors Group, Inc., which has its Spokane headquarters near the Spokane Airport, said it will pay a quarterly dividend of six cents per share on Dec. 7. The company arranges tours and professional travel service for student groups and for professionals. The dividend will go…
One quick thought when we learned state voters approved the initiative that would privatize liquor sales was how that might affect boutique spirit-maker Dry Fly Distilling, producer of vodka, gin, whiskey and bourbon. We went out and asked co-founder Don Poffenroth whether removing the state…
Washington state home sales inched up 0.8 percent at seasonally adjusted annual rates from the first quarter of the year to 85,870 units, according to a report from the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, managed by Washington State University and its director, Glenn Crellin.…
Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp. announced they're preparing to sell two of its hotels in Medford and Missoula. Both hotels were part of a group previously leased from iStar Financial Inc. of New York. Last week Red Lion purchased the hotels to end the leases.…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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