OLYMPIA — Washington’s jobless rate has dropped to 9 percent — the lowest since March 2009, according to figures released today by the state Employment Security Department. The October rate compares with a revised figure of 9.2 percent for September and 9.4 percent in October…
Spokane based tech company Next IT announced Thursday United Airlines will start using its virtual customer agent online next year. The company has developed similar products for Alaska Airlines and for Continental Airlines. Alaska's personalized question-answer agent lets fliers and passengers query "Jenn" which then…
Presentations by Microsoft and a well-known how-to author are part of a Dec. 1 session in Spokane on how seniors can use the Web more safely and explore social networking. Washington state AARP and Microsoft Corp. are hosting the Get Connected session that runs from…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
