Some photos from the ice and snow storm that shut down Sea-Tac airport this week demonstrate why winter can bring a major transportation hub to a halt. The lower photo, provided via the Cliff Mass weather blog, shows icicles forming on the underside of Alaska…
View Larger Map Sun People Dry Goods Co. is hosting its second annual Natural Health Fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the shared entryway to Sun People Dry Goods Co. and the Spokane Public Market. That's at 32 W. Second, downtown.…
OLYMPIA – December’s labor statistics from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics once again produced conflicting data about what’s happening in Washington’s economy. According to the bureau’s monthly survey of Washington households, the estimated unemployment rate dropped from 8.7 percent in November to 8.5 percent…
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Labor says the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December fell to 8.4 percent, the lowest level since September 2009. The state’s unemployment rate has dropped for five straight months, and fell from 8.5 percent in November. The national…
Ok, you're not working for Google and you're probably not upper management at Starbucks. But if you work for Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Labs, you have something to be proud of; the privately held firm is ranked No. 97 among Fortune's Best Companies to Work For.…
The unofficial results are in: one third of the respondents to our Starbucks budget survey said they expect to spend more there this year. Five of 16 respondents said yes, and you can see the other responses for yourself right here. Thanks to those who…
Hagadone Marine Group will open the doors Saturday for its newest boat event, the 15-day Coeur d’Alene Boat Show and Sales Event. It runs through Feb. 5 at the Hagadone Marine Group showroom and its 11,000-square foot service center, on Blackwell Island near the Cedars…
Spokane-area and North Idaho businesses were sent a warning today by the local Better Business Bureau about spam messages supposedly sent from the BBB. The email scam reportedly sends out a message with the words "BBB case # 216145442347." The message includes the BBB's "Start…
Northwest Broadcasting, which operates FOX affiliates in the region, has named Doug Holroyd as GM of KAYU in Spokane, KCYU in Yakima and KFFX in Tri-Cities. Holroyd comes to Northwest Broadcasting from Sainte Partners II L.P. in Modesto, Calif., where he was general manager of…
WHAT'S YOUR STARBUCKS BUDGET? ANSWER THE SURVEY BELOW For much of the past three years, the Office Hours staff has made its daily visits to the local Starbucks store, plunking down cash for java and pastry. Sometimes the experience is more about meeting folks from…
The Legislature's current session will likely make some major decisions that affect Washington state businesses. The Washington Policy Center, an advocacy group largely focused on limiting government regulations, is hosting a series of information sessions to call attention to the key issues. Each session will…
Customers in Portland and Seatle will be the first to try out a joint marketing effort between Verizon and Comcast. The companies announced Monday that Comcast will sell wireless bundles for cable customers looking to buy a new smartphone or add a new phone and…
The first area Maverik convenience store-service station has opened at 4206 E. Day Mt. Spokane Road in Mead. The company is hosting an open house there on Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 5-8 p.m. The 4,200-square-foot store sells beverages, foods, snacks and deli offerings. Maverik, Inc.…
Judie and Ryan Sowards are leasing a downtown Spokane storefront for a new Euro-styled creperie called Beignets, in the Crescent Building, at 707 W. Main. The mother-son team believes Spokane foodies are ready for a place that full-service business that serves thin, French-inspired crepes and…
The owners of the Globe Bar and Grille have decided to shut the business down on Saturday. Basically, the 14-year business has hit a wall, due to the economy and health issues faced by owner Denise Shearer, said Leah Bickerton, one of the Globe's long-time…
Spokane Valley manufacturer Sterling International, maker of bug traps and the Rescue line of anti-bug systems, got some ink in the Wall Street Journal. You could easily devour an hour here, reading the article on the onslaught of the nefarious stink bug. Sterling's new stink…
CoreLogic, a company that puts out a branded real estate summary called RealtyTrac, just completed a summary of foreclosures for metros across the nation. Later we'll have more on that report and compare the differences between Spokane and North Idaho. This chart provided via the…
Sandpoint clothing retailer Coldwater Creek lowered its earlier estimate of losing 13 to 21 cents per share for the fourth quarter. It now expects losses in the 18 to 24 cents per share range. During fourth quarter of 2010 the company saw a loss of…
View Larger Map Chase Bank is adding a new Spokane branch at 9101 N. Indian Trail Road. This will be the 13th Chase branch and first in this area since 2002 when Washington Mutual opened an in-store branch at the Fred Meyer on Freya. Chase…
Talk about higher education this week, and about the construction business next week, during two sponsored breakfasts for business people. This Friday, Greater Spokane Inc. is hosting an overview of higher ed featuring five area university officials: Rodolfo Arevalo (EWU), Christine Johnson (CCS), Thayne McCullough…
Crosscut, a Puget Sound online news publication, listed its 2011 Heritage Turkeys, a list of notable examples of communities and groups failing to maintain historically relevant places. On the list was the Washington State University decision to sell the Jensen-Byrd building in downtown Spokane. That…
Our Sunday Spokesman-Review article on the new technology developed by Pacinian Corp. was the most-viewed story online at Spokesman.com on Monday. The company is creating ultrathin keyboards and keypads for the computer, health and automotive industries. In light of today's real opening of the International…
If going by the former Curves spa at Lincoln Heights made you guilty about not working out, worry no more: that spot, at 2931 E. 29th, will soon become a Jimmy John's sandwich franchise. The new shop moves into the Curves loction near Trader Joe's.…
Starbucks is raising some prices regionally as it faces tough competition and rising ingredient costs. The Seattle coffee chain is raising prices about 1 percent in the Northeast and Sunbelt regions. Starbucks won’t disclose all of the states its raising prices, but the regions include…
Construction spending jumped in November as builders spent more on single-family homes, apartments and remodeling projects, the Associated Press reports. The Commerce Department said today that spending on construction projects rose 1.2 percent in November, following a revised 0.2 percent drop in October. The increase…