Tod Stephens

Current Position: business reporter

Tod Stephens joined The Spokesman-Review in July 2023 as a business writer. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with degrees in English Studies and Economics. He recently covered business, education and military beats at the Rapid City Journal in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Email: tods@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5581

Most Recent Stories

News > Business

Spokane Valley hydrogen fuel company explains layoffs

UPDATED: Fri., April 26, 2024

Plug Power Inc., a firm that supplies hydrogen fuel to companies like Amazon, Walmart and Home Depot, recently announced it will soon lay off dozens of employees.But the New York-based company’s Inland Northwest presence will remain.

News > Business

The Dirt: South Hill Home Depot project devloping

UPDATED: Fri., April 26, 2024

An application to construct a Home Depot on the South Hill has been received by the city of Spokane.

News > Sci/Tech

Fish and recreationists alike may be pleased by city project in West Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

The Cochran Basin is the last stop before urban pollutants like vehicle fluids and landscaping chemicals enter the Spokane River from about 5,000 acres on the north side of town.

News > Business

Recent Gonzaga graduate on his way to $1 million company

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

For years, Kody Lukens wanted a better tool to help him with his attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

News > Business

Springtime means tulips and for-sale signs are popping up in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

As the weather warms in the Lilac City, it becomes the season for days at the lake or time spent in the garden.

News > Business

The Dirt: Apartment units planned for north Spokane

UPDATED: Sat., April 20, 2024

A roughly 1.5-acre property may soon be packed with 13 buildings, each three stories tall in north Spokane. The structures will include a total of 78 apartment units.

News > Local business

Could Mary’s Place be saved? As demolition nears for the historic South Hill home, its fate remains uncertain

UPDATED: Thu., April 18, 2024

From nearly anywhere in Spokane, the towering campus of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center is visible.

News > Weather

Near-summer conditions predicted in Spokane

Sat., April 13, 2024

Weather conditions are shaping up to make this weekend one of the best so far this year in the Lilac City.

News > Local business

Spokane Valley employer to close, laying off 107 workers

UPDATED: Thu., April 11, 2024

The west coast office of Plug Power Inc., a firm that manufactures, stores and delivers hydrogen fuel, will permanently close June 30, effectively laying off over one hundred local workers.