Climate change is on the agenda Wednesday, when Washington Gov. Jay Insell comes to Spokane to take part in the first of three Climate Legislative Executive Workgroup (CLEW) meetings. The meetings have the goal of promoting carbon reduction and clean energy investment, according to a…
So while we ponder the impact of EnerSys buying Spokane Valley-based manufacturing firm Purcell Systems, another question looms. With the acquisition by the much much larger EnerSys, what happens to Purcella? Purcella is the fanciful, slightly bizarre animated figure created by some marketing folks to…
Is Washington a bad state for business or isn't it? For many, it's a matter of faith that Washington picks on businesses with a relentless list of taxes, led by the oft-maligned Business and Occupation tax. The Tax Foundation, however, begs to differ. According to…
View Larger Map William Webster, who has run several Spokane-area eateries, has opened Webster’s Saloon at 1914 N. Monroe St. The new business is taking the space last used by Working Class Heroes. The full-service bar will serve lunch and dinner seven days a week.…
Those crazy guys who recently launched online bartering platform Barters Closet (www.barterscloset.com) are now looking to beef up their piggy bank to move the company forward. They recently started an Indiegogo effort to raise $70,000 to build a mobile app. They describe the company's business…
Governor Jay Inslee will comes to Spokane next week to present the keynote remarks during Greater Spokane Incorporated's State of the Green Economy meeting at The Davenport Hotel. The event is Oct. 16 (Wednesday), with doors opening at 3 p.m. with the program beginning at…
Spokane entrepreneur Brooke Martin won second place in the recent 3M Discovery Education Young Scientist Challenge, held in Minneapolis. We profiled Martin and her innovation, icPooch, in a recent SR story. She finished right behind the winner, a young lad named Peyton Robinson who devised…
This is the view looking down from a helicopter at the site of Walt and Karen Worthy's downtown Spokane convention center hotel. It will include 70,000 square feet of meeting space in more than 25 meeting rooms and a 19,000-square-foot ballroom. The project also includes…
Michael Senske, president and CEO of manufacturing company Pearson Packaging Systems, is the new chair of the Greater Spokane Incorporate board of trustees. His one-year term started this week. Linda Elkin, Spokane Region President of U.S. Bank, was elected chair-elect and will be begin her…
Spokane's Keyboard Cat creator Charile Schmidt has settled a copyright infringement suit filed against Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and 5th Cell Media. Schmidt was joined in the suit by Christopher Torres, creator of the popular web creation Nyan Cat. The settlement, in U.S. District Court…
Today's story, about plans at GU Law School to create a two-year accelerated program, had plenty of connections to the bigger picture. In particular, legal education is going through a period of intense self-scrutiny, as school administrators realize students don't want to spend three long…
Business partnership group CDA Loon LLC has purchased the former Caterpillar plant at 6811 E. Mission Ave. in Spokane Valley. The group paid $2.7 million for the 124,000-square-foot building sitting on 7.8 acres. The buyer is affiliated with Spokane Valley-based Berg Co. It plans to…
IF you didn't see this in Sunday's paper, you didn't look hard enough. It's worth repeating: Liberty Mutual Insurance is expanding its Liberty Lake operations. The Boston-based firm will add as many as 400 more workers to the Meadowwood Three building, now under construction south…
It's not cheap to go to law school. The GU law school website warns prospective students the "typical" year there will run $53,049. The law school's tuition comes to $1,212 per credit hour. All living costs (food and lodging) come to around $14,429 per year.…
Why do people think dead bugs in a plastic container, sitting near one's patio, presents a problem of etiquette or asthetics? It could just be the ick factor, the impact of seeing scores of dead bugs piled together, an image not helpful to happy socializing.…
Homes Show. This weekend and Oct. 4-6 will be the dates for this year's Fall Festival of Homes, presented by the Spokane Home Builders Association. The show sponsor is Pro-Build Spokane. This year's show features 32 new homes by 18 builders, constructed at assorted area…
Today's Business section story about the new traps being produced in Spokane by the Rescue company explained how the R&D team used technology to measure bugs' retinal response to different colors. The photo here, by the SR's Dan Pelle, shows Sterling's entomologists Qing-He Zhang and…
Smoking is bad, and no one really contests the "overbearing" role of government in policing where and when people can smoke their cigarettes. But along came e-cigarettes, and people began asking serious questions: are they dangerous to one's health to be near one? Can they…
Rumors keep floating that some major renovations are planned for NorthTown Mall. Well, we can't nail anything down. We did learn that the mall added a big ol' bright mural on the second level across from the Earthbound Trading Company. That's a short distance from…
Spokane Teachers Credit Union is opening a branch at The CrossRoads Coeur d’Alene. It’s the same retail center where WinCo Foods plans to open a grocery. While the retail area developed by Hughes Investments is expected to open in March, construction of the credit union…
New survey by Magid Associates on cord-cutters -- those who are quitting cable or satellite paid-TV service -- shows a slow but steady growth. See the related story at All Things D. But the bad news is: If you're addicted to sports (or have a…
Spokane County's jobless rate in August dropped to 7.2 percent, the lowest in 2013, the state Employment Security Department said. The number is not seasonally adjusted. In August a year ago, the jobless rate was 8.6 percent. The net job gain from 12 months ago,…
Sandpoint's Quest Aircraft Company handed over its 100th Kodiak aircraft in a recent ceremony at the company headquarters. The 100th aircraft went to Sunstate Aviation, based in Phoenix. Representatives of the company’s owner, Mike Watts, were on hand to accept delivery of their new single-prop…
Red Lion Hotels Corp. is adding a new franchise hotel in Walla Walla, helping the hospitality chain add a property in the heart of Eastern Washington's wine country. The formal switch to the Red Lion system is expected to occur later this year following a…
Red Lion Hotels Corp. is adding a new franchise hotel in Walla Walla, helping the hospitality chain add a property in the heart of Eastern Washington's wine country. The formal switch to the Red Lion system is expected to occur later this year following a…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
