If you're one of the thousands of area TV households that are blacked-out because of the dispute between Northwest Broadcasting Inc. and DIRECTV, here's one option: contact Congress. The dispute led to a full FOX network blackout for about 170,000 households who use DIRECTV in…
The Idaho Department of Labor says the state’s December unemployment rate was higher than the national average for the first time in nearly a decade. Idaho’s projected seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December rose for the fifth straight month to 9.5 percent, leaving 71,900 workers…
Fans of the Simpsons.... you may be out of luck again, if you get Fox Network programs from DIRECTV. A market DIRECTV blackout that began Jan. 1 continues, with no word on a possible solution. A representative from one of the parties said, in an…
The Washington Policy Center, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization with offices in Spokane and the Tri-Cities, announced plans today to host 12 Wake-Up Call Legislative Forums around Eastern Washington during the 2011 Legislative Session. The free breakfast events will give citizens an opportunity to get…
Coming Sunday, the Spokesman's business section looks at the rock-bottom best tips for finding a job in the new year. We got those tips by talking to a group of area recruiters, job counselors and experts in professional marketing. Look for that story in the…
Washington's Shared-Work Program kept 32,000 workers on the job in 2010, a record and up 10,000 from 2009, the Employment Security Department said today. The department also estimated the program, which replaces some wages of full-time workers whose hours were cut, saved the state about…
View Larger Map The empty South Spokane Blockbuster Video store at 2501 E. 29th will get its first new tenant in a few months. Portland-based Miller Paint says it will fill about 4,000 square feet of the building, which is owned by Stanek Enterprises. The…
Are times really that bad? Atlas Van Lines, which tracks traffic to and from the 50 states, said Washington saw more people move out during 2010 than moved in. That was the first outflow from WA since 2002, according to the survey of U.S. movement…
Are times really that bad? Atlas Van Lines, which tracks traffic across these united states, said Washington saw more people move out during 2010 than moved in. That was the first outflow from WA since 2002, according to the survey of U.S. movement patterns. Their…
Washington's Attorney General's office has gained a $78,000 settlement from Pennyslvania-based Ascentive, LLC, over alleged misleading consumer ads that told customers the firm could help speed up pokey PCs. Ascentive has been around for years and has developed some noteworthy products to improve PC performance.…
Three years at its first location, followed by 12 months at its most recent spot, Spokane music venue Empyrean Coffee House has announced it's shutting its doors later this month. Co-owners Michelle and Chrisy Riddle say they'll close the doors with three final nights of…
Keith and Janice Raschko, owners of the One World Spokane Cafe, at 1804. E. Sprague, are closing the restaurant for a limited reorganization and refocusing. For two years One World Cafe has been a nonprofit busines serving healthy food and providing a social hangout. Executive…
Gee Automotive, one of the largest auto retailers in Eastern Washington, has acquired Spokane Kia. The acquisition closed today and the dealership opened as part of Gee Automotive, the company said is a news release. Sales and service operations have moved two doors down to…
Washington's Department of Revenue said in a news release Monday that it has vastly improved the online tool retailers use to find sales tax rates across the state. The state charges sales tax based on where a product is delivered, not where it originated. The…
Washington's Utilities and Transportation Committee (UTC) has scheduled a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 5) for people to comment on the proposed merger of CenturyLink and Qwest. The hearing will be in the second-floor hearing room at the UTC’s Richard Hemstad Building…
Which city does this make you think of: THIS HUB for technology and industry — from Amazon and Microsoft to Boeing and Starbucks — is also a doorstep to Asia. It doesn’t hurt that it has a highly-educated population, either. Or this description: MAJOR GREEN…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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