Today, the monthly jobless totals came out, and Spokane County’s July unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.6 percent. Notably, the 8.6 percent is identical to what it was in July 2009.Among other notable findings, reported by Washington Employment Security regional labor economist Doug Tweedy:The county’s…
Today's really really big Get Motivated event continues as we write.This photo shows we were there. We heard Krish Dhanam first and then "motivational" salesman Bob Kittell came on stage to pitch his get-rich scheme using stock market analysis. That's Kitell in this photo, shot…
Just call her flash. If you blink, you may miss Jennifer Underwood make your sandwich.Underwood, 25, has been crowned the fastest Subway Sandwich artisan in the world. And she fills orders right here in the Lilac City.The Spokane resident won the the global Sub Jammers’…
Washington’s private sector picked up 3,100 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate fell for the fourth consecutive month, to 8.9 percent, state officials said this morning. But payrolls overall were down 2,300 in July due to the elimination of an estimated 5,400 government jobs,…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
