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Schweitzer Engineering releases plans for expansion in Moscow

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 27, 2025

One of the region's largest manufacturers announced plans Monday to get even bigger.

Sports >  Outdoors

‘Access is important’: State parks officially opens new Knothead Trail facilities

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 24, 2025

A group of mostly staff, volunteers and heavy trail users gathered Friday to dedicate a new parking lot that will provide visitors better access to the popular Knothead Valley Trailhead but also take much needed pressure off the nearby parking lot for the Indian Painted Rocks Trailhead on the Little Spokane River.

News >  Local business

Visit Spokane’s Rose Noble to chair state board

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 22, 2025

Rose Noble, the president and CEO of Visit Spokane, has been appointed the new chair of the State of Washington Tourism Board of Directors. 

News >  Weather

Weather system bringing rain, snow to Spokane region

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 22, 2025

The cool beginning to Fall for the Spokane region is about to get cooler with a band of rainstorms that likely will hit Friday and continue into early next week. 

News >  Business

North 40 Outfitters opening new store in Mead

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 21, 2025

Already a retail anchor located north of Spokane, North 40 Outfitters is hosting a grand opening on Wednesday for its newest store, which the company is calling its "flagship location."

News >  Business

Amazon seeks 1,000 Spokane-area seasonal workers

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 17, 2025

E-commerce giant Amazon announced Friday that it is seeking to hire about 1,000 seasonal workers in the Spokane area to help with the expected sales push during the holidays.

News >  Business

Five Below store to open Spokane Valley location

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 16, 2025

A store brand that offers everything from candy to home decor will be coming to Spokane Valley next month.

News >  Higher education

Northwest Public Broadcasting halts KWSU-TV operations

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 19, 2025

A public television station founded 63 years ago on the campus of Washington State University will go dark at the end of the year.

News >  Business

Spokane-based PotlatchDeltic merges with Florida company

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 14, 2025

Officials from PotlatchDeltic announced Tuesday that the Spokane-based timber and wood products company is merging with Rayonier, which is based in Wildlight, Fla., to become the second-largest publicly traded wood commodities company in North America.

News >  Local business

Construction is slowing in Washington state, economist and Spokane building firm says

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 25, 2025

A combination of uncertainty caused by higher tariffs and aggressive immigration moves have created a bleak picture for national and local construction prospects going forward, a national economist told a group of contractors Thursday in Spokane.

News >  Business

Riverside Biotech Hub opens in downtown Spokane

Thu., Sept. 25, 2025

Officials announced Wednesday that Riverside Biotech Hub, which will provide resources to startup companies, has opened in downtown Spokane.

News >  Business

New early learning center in Spokane opening Saturday

Thu., Sept. 25, 2025

A new children learning center will be hosting a grand opening Saturday at its Spokane location.

News >  Higher education

NIC instructor out after publishing insensitive comments about Charlie Kirk on social media

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 24, 2025

A North Idaho College instructor is no longer employed by the school following an earlier suspension tied to his social media post regarding the Sept. 10 killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Spokane Valley business adds U-Haul franchise

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 22, 2025

A Spokane Valley business has agreed to sign on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer, the national franchise announced.

News >  Business

Spokane hosting water quality convention

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 22, 2025

Water quality professionals are flooding into Spokane this week to take part in a conference that will convene in multiple locations throughout downtown from Tuesday through Thursday.

News >  Local business

Evergreen Bio Incubator inks first company

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 18, 2025

Spokane's Evergreen Bio Incubator has landed its first company, its director announced this week.

News >  Government

Former Obama and Trump officials discuss tariff impact in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 17, 2025

A businessman from Vancouver, Wash., posed a question Wednesday to the former U.S. Trade Representative under former President Barack Obama and to the former chief of staff for President Donald Trump: How do tariffs help me?

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More employees in peril over Kirk posts as pressure from right mounts

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 16, 2025

The wave of companies and other institutions firing or suspending employees over what they’ve said in reaction to last week’s killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has expanded in recent days, as some of his supporters in and outside the government amp up a push against speech they say crosses lines.

News >  Local business

‘Outrageous’: Insurance companies using risk of wildfires to drop Spokane-area homeowners

Sun., Sept. 14, 2025

A month ago, a letter delivered a blast of uncertainty for Marvin Lindberg, of Spokane County. It notified him that his home had become uninsurable.

News >  Local business

Tampien works deal to wrest Brick West out of foreclosure

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 10, 2025

Spokane developer Jordan Tampien said on Wednesday that he has inked a deal to pull the building that houses Brick West Brewing out of foreclosure as part of an ownership shakeup in which he has brought in new partners.

News >  Local business

Avista seeks natural gas bill reduction, electricity hike

Tue., Sept. 9, 2025

The price of heating a home in the Spokane area will be getting a bit more manageable just as the fall turns to winter. Spokane-area customers of Avista Utilities may be getting a reduction in their monthly gas bills and a slight hike in electricity costs based on a recent request by the utility to the board that regulates it.

News >  Idaho

‘Total shock’: Families lose decades of legacy at Priest Lake as state auctions off their leased land

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 9, 2026

Doug Cossette's parents first took him to Priest Lake three months after he was born in 1951. It's been in his blood ever since.  Frequent visits to the deep, clear-water lake known for sandy shores that are ringed by majestic Selkirk Mountain peaks, became something more meaningful in 1967.

News >  Local business

‘A thriving environment where people want to be’: Kendall Yards apartment project resurfaces with new filing

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 27, 2025

A long-delayed project by developer Jim Frank appears to be moving forward as an architectural firm has filed paperwork with the city of Spokane seeking input on a six-story building that would include 200 living units and retail space in a vacant lot on West Summit Parkway west of the Monroe Street Bridge.

News >  Business

Sierra opening new store in Spokane Valley on Saturday

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 22, 2025

The outdoor outfitter, formerly known as Sierra Trading Post, is opening a new store on Saturday at the Spokane Valley Mall.

News >  Local business

Permit sought for second Spokane Chick-fil-A

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 21, 2025

Developers earlier this month signed a building permit request that would build the second Chick-fil-A restaurant in Spokane. This one would be built just northwest of the Gonzaga University campus.