Doug Kelley of Spokane was the first person to answer our awesome, totally difficult Spokane Catalyst Awards trivia contest. We wanted the name of any group other than TechNet that was promoting tech and economic development, back in the mid-1990s, when the awards were launched.…
For those stumped (or annoyed) at yesterday's Trivia Challenge, I say: keep trying. Let's give you a hint.The organization that launched the Catalyst Awards is TechNet.Answer one more of the other three questions correctly, and you've earned a $5 coffee card. How hard is that?We…
Retail sales in Spokane County took a dip in the second quarter, while sales fared better in Western Washington metro areas.Taxable retail sales in the county totaled $1.7 billion for April through June, down 2.7 percent from the second quarter of 2009, the Washington State…