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North Star senior Gabriella Alvarez blossoms, finds her voice, and now encourages others

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

Once introverted and shy, North Star School senior Gabriella Alvarez overcame a speech impediment to find her voice through YMCA’s Youth and Government program.

News >  Business

Gonzaga grads’ web-based startup OddJobbers links college students to area residents needing stuff done

Thu., June 6, 2019

Two Gonzaga University graduates have lauched the web-based startup OddJobbers, which connects college students with residents needing work done, such as yard maintenance, pet sitting, moving furniture, snow shoveling, house painting and even music lessons.

News >  Business

500,000-square-foot distribution, logistics center planned for Valley industrial park

Tue., June 4, 2019

Crown West Realty is planning to build a state-of-the-art distribution and logistics center spanning multiple buildings within the Spokane Business and Industrial Park in Spokane Valley.

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News >  Spokane

Family connections help couple take the plunge in the resort business at Loon Lake

Tue., June 4, 2019

For Spokane couple Jim and Katy Byrnes, purchasing the Shore Acres Resort in Loon Lake is not only about providing travelers with a place to unplug and enjoy nature, it’s about preserving family history. The Byrneses have come full circle in acquiring the Shore Acres Resort in May for $1 million. Jim used to spend summers there as a child, and Katy’s grandparents honeymooned at the resort in 1946.

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Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories planning new 80,000-square-foot event center in Pullman

UPDATED: Mon., June 3, 2019

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories will build a new event center at its Pullman campus to accommodate more conferences and business meetings.

News >  Spokane

Church renews effort to build low-income housing; Spokane Valley neighbors object

UPDATED: Sun., June 2, 2019

Neighbors worried about traffic and views oppose a plan by St. John Vianney Church to develop multifamily housing on a site it purchased in 2009 at the northwest corner of Walnut Road and Valleyway Avenue. Echoing some of their concerns, the zoning commission recommended the city reject the plan.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Demolitions to make way for Sportsplex downtown

Sun., June 2, 2019

Demolition permits have been issued for two buildings on the north bank of the Spokane River in preparation for construction of a $42 million indoor sports complex.

News >  Business

Rodda Paint to reopens at new location in Spokane Valley

Sat., June 1, 2019

Rodda Paint is moving to a new site after a fire destroyed the company’s former store in February.

News >  Spokane

Kalispel Tribe opens $14 million RV resort in Airway Heights

UPDATED: Fri., May 31, 2019

The $14 million resort – a Bud Surles Signature Resort – which is opening Saturday, offers 38 pull-through, back-in and luxury RV sites as well as 18 furnished tiny cottages for rent adjacent to Northern Quest Casino & Resort.

News >  Spokane

Global Neighborhood Thrift aims to provide more job training, employment to former refugees through store expansion

Thu., May 30, 2019

Khalid Samir didn’t speak English and lacked connections for landing a job in America. But he was able to find Global Neighborhood, a nonprofit organization that provides a job readiness program and employment for former refugees.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Valley City Council rejects proposed code change on duplex and townhouse development

Thu., May 30, 2019

A proposal by a group of Spokane Valley residents to limit duplex and town home development in a specific residential zone was voted down Tuesday evening by the City Council.

News >  Spokane

Partnership to build electric car on West Plains could be economic powerhouse for region

Sun., May 26, 2019

When Mullen Technologies announced plans to assemble the Qiantu K50 electric sports car on the West Plains, it brought promise of more than 860 jobs within seven years.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Transit station on SFCC campus to consolidate area’s bus stops

Sun., May 26, 2019

Spokane Transit Authority is beginning construction on a transit station on the campus of Spokane Falls Community College, according to city permit data.

News >  Business

River City Pizza to open second location in Spokane Valley

Sat., May 25, 2019

River City Pizza, an Otis Orchards staple with plenty of loyal customers, is opening a second restaurant in the Spokane Valley.

News >  Spokane

Avista advises property owners, boaters of fluctuating water levels over holiday weekend

Fri., May 24, 2019

Avista is advising shoreline property owners and boaters that water levels in the Spokane River above Post Falls Dam and Lake Coeur d’Alene will fluctuate because of predicted rain over Memorial Day weekend.

News >  Spokane

Give us some credit: Spokane ranks third in the nation for rising credit scores in 2019

Fri., May 24, 2019

More than 53% of residents raised their credit scores in 2019, placing Spokane third out of 100 cities with the largest increase in scores nationwide, according to a recent report by LendingTree.

News >  Business

Spokane County’s unemployment rate drops to 5.6% in April

Tue., May 21, 2019

Spokane County’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.6% in April, driven mostly by a boost in construction jobs.

News >  Idaho

Idaho unemployment rate drops to 2.8% in April

UPDATED: Mon., May 20, 2019

Idaho added more than 1,900 nonfarm jobs in April as the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.8%, according to the Idaho Department of Labor.

News >  Business

Boise-based TitleOne acquires Sandpoint Title Insurance Inc.

UPDATED: Mon., May 20, 2019

TitleOne, a Boise-based title and settlement services provider, has acquired Sandpoint Title Insurance Inc.

News >  Washington

Washington state added 13,500 jobs in April

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2019

Washington employers continued to add to their payrolls in April, adding more than 13,500 jobs.

News >  Business

Former GSI executive Maria Vandervert transitions from business advocate to owner

Wed., May 15, 2019

Maria Vandervert, who was GSI’s vice president of marketing and communications, transitioned to a part-time role in the organization this month to focus on developing Dragonfly Urban Farm.

News >  Spokane

Second Harvest awarded $24,000 grant to support hunger relief efforts

UPDATED: Tue., May 14, 2019

The Caterpillar Foundation awarded a grant to Second Harvest Food Bank to support hunger relief efforts in Spokane County.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County breaks ground on $11 million medical examiner facility

Tue., May 14, 2019

A newly renovated $11 million medical examiner’s building in Spokane will provide training opportunities for college students in the field of forensic pathology. The county is overhauling a building at 102 S. Spokane St. that will eventually house the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office. The 24,000-square-foot facility will include autopsy labs, improved imaging capabilities, temperature-controlled storage systems, a Lodox X-ray body scanner, classroom space and a 700-square-foot drive-through sally port.

News >  Business

Spokane couple opens Realty One Group Eclipse in the Garland District

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2019

While the Spokane real estate market was on an upswing right before the Great Recession, short sales were beginning to sweep the Southwest. Local real estate investors Matt and Jessica Side were faced with a decision: move to Arizona and take advantage of market opportunities there or stay in their hometown.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Work on fire-damaged parking garage near Sacred hospital slated to start in fall

Sun., May 12, 2019

Demolition and reconstruction work will begin six months after a parking garage near Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center was severely damaged by a fire, according to permits issued by the city.