Today's SR business section carried a story about the Red Lion Hotels board thinking about .... a number of options, including possibly selling the operation. The key question we had: how many people work for Red Lion in Spokane. Answer: 350. If there was a…
AmericanWest Bank, based in Spokane, has acquired Southern California-based Security Business Bank, in a deal involving a cash payment of $26 million. Security has four locations in San Diego. This is AmericanWest's first move into Southern California. Scott Kisting, chairman and CEO of AmericanWest Bank,…
GoDaddy.com’s chief scientist, Dave Koopman, will be featured speaker at Wednesday's Innovation Show hosted by Spokane networking company, LaunchPad INW. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to evening at the Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan. Koopman will discuss technology innovation during the noon to…
Spokane-based networking team LaunchPad INW is hosting an "innovation show" on Wednesday at Mirabeau Park, running from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. (really). The event is described as a series of tech-connected events, starting with a lunch, followed by topic sessions, followed by a networking…
View Larger Map In case you didn't know, tonight is the public hearing hosted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding the Spokane Tribe's impact statement for a proposed casino and resort on the edge of Airway Heights. The hearing starts at Sunset Elementary School…
Today's major brewing-business story is the announcement by the Gages and the Wellses to open River City Brewing, essentially a Spokane version of its popular Coeur d'Alene Brewing Co. The daily story is right here. We were challenged to add extra information, so here it…
View Proposed Spokanes' casino in a larger map A lot of talk has been generated as business folks and residents are sounding off on a proposed Spokane Tribe casino on land they expect will be annexed by the City of Airway Heights. Critics have said…
A recent overview of women in the workplace shows that Seattle is ranked 20th in the nation in growth of women-owned businesses over the past 15 years. Washington state was ranked 35th out of all states in the growth of number of women-owned businesses. But...
James Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will be the keynote speaker at Greater Spokane Incorporated's annual meeting Sept. 12. Albaugh was president and CEO of Boeing Space and Communications from 1998 to 2002. In 2002 he became president and CEO of Boeing…
Inland Power and Light of Spokane has selected Chad Jensen to be CEO of the cooperative starting May 21. Jensen is vice president at Lower Valley Energy, an electric cooperative in Afton, Wyo. He has been with Lower Valley Energy for 22 years and has…
Wednesday's major SR business story is the summary of the variety of retailers (90 and counting) planning to sell booze come June 1, when I-1183 takes effect. Here's an online map, tooled by the SR's Mike Tigas, that displays those 90 stores: http://data.spokesman.com/i1183-transition/liquor-retailer-licensees/ Also worth…
Lululemon athletica will open its first Spokane store on March 30 in a downtown showroom on the second level of 117 N. Howard. The Vancouver, British Columbia-company sells yoga-inspired apparel. Company spokeswoman Tracy Keough said the location will be a “cozier” showroom rather than a…
Washington gained an estimated 4,200 jobs in February, adding to the state’s gradual climb up the employment ladder, the state’s Employment Security Department said today. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to an estimated 8.2 percent in February, down from a revised rate of 8.4…
U.S. builders started work on slightly fewer homes in February. But they began laying the ground work for a turnaround later this year by requesting the most building permits in any month since October 2008, the Associated Press reports. The Commerce Department said today that…
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is taking a break from his day job this afternoon to revisit the academic life he led before coming to Washington a decade ago. He’ll stand before a class of George Washington University undergraduates and give the first of four…
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory plans to lay off 45 employees this week. The cutbacks are in order to adjust to the latest federal budget approved in December, the Associated Press reports. The Department of Energy national lab based in Richland employs 4,758 people and…
The Supreme Court says a state can’t be sued under the Family and Medical Leave Act for refusing to give an employee time off to recover from an illness, the Associated Press reports. The high court on today refused to let Daniel Coleman sue the…
If you own a small business and have yet to do your taxes, the U.S. Small Business Administration has some good news.There are 17 small-business tax cuts already signed into law and an additional five are proposed for 2013, the Tri-City Herald reports. "These tax…
Temporary or seasonal work can provide a bridge for individuals looking for employment while between jobs, recent college graduations, or people interested in a new challenge. Seasonal jobs offer opportunities in a wide variety of fields. If you’d like to explore seasonal work possibilities, check…
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden today released his annual Consumer Protection report for 2011. His office recovered a record $8 million in consumer restitution last year. In addition, the Consumer Protection Division recovered $2.5 million in penalties, fees and costs; received more than $24 million…
Don’t be surprised if you run into Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse in Seattle this summer. If you do, snap a quick picture. This year will be the first and perhaps last time that Disney Cruise Line’s massive red, white and blue floating theme park…
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. is pushing beyond coffee with the opening of the first Evolution Fresh Inc. juice store, the company said today. Starbucks, which is looking for new businesses for growth, purchased the California-based juice maker in November for $30 million. Evolution Fresh had…
KELSO, Wash. — A judge is hearing arguments over whether voters would have approved an initiative to privatize liquor sales in Washington if it had not included a provision for public safety funds. The entire measure would be nullified if the court determines that voters…
Spokane's hot young ecommerce company Green Cupboards came close but didn't take home the top award in an annual tech awards contest last week in Seattle. Sponsored by the Washington Technology Industry Association, the 2012 Industry Achievement Awards are presented to recognize bright and aspiring…
This weekend in Sunday Business, Michael Guilfoil interviews Fery Haghighi, who operated Au Croissant bakery and café for 15 years before closing it to focus on Fery’s Catering. Read her Cinderella-like story, including her childhood growing up in a prominent Iranian family, and learn about…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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