Last week's fire that destroyed a north Spokane office building is forcing St. Luke's Rehabilation teams to direct patients to its other area locations. St. Luke's had one of the three tenant spaces in the building. The building was completely destroyed, and no cause has…
Thursday's Connect Northwest morning session will feature GVD Commercial Properties President Jerry Dicker. Dicker has gradually become one of Spokane's leading developers; his list of projects includes the Hotel Ruby, the Bing Theater, the former CompUSA building, the Interplayers Theater building and the Burgan Block…
LaunchPad INW, a Spokane-based social networking site for business professionals, is scrapping its business plan and shifting to highlighting innovation among area companies. Founded in 2008, the first few years of LaunchPadINW were largely successful and drew considerable interest. In addition to the online discussion…
Virginia-based CarMax Inc., the nation’s largest used-car retailer, plans to open its first location in the area in Spokane Valley next spring. It will build its new retail store on a nine-acre site at 7814 E. Sprague Ave. Spokane Valley permits say the 44,000-square foot…
View Larger Map AAA of Spokane is relocating its downtown Spokane office to the South Hill, taking the space of the former restaurant Savory, at 1314 S. Grand Blvd. The move will allow the automobile insurance and travel provider to reach out and provide more…
We need to modify and correct an error in a May 22 Spokesman.com story about efforts to stop the development of 22 acres of property owned by the family of John Sonneland. That story said that the Sonnelands chose not to sell a portion of…
Third in a row; another blog post on the ACA (Affordable Care Act). Just today, the Obama administration announced it will waive all enforcements or penalties until 2015 for any company that doesn't provide health care insurance to workers. The law's full list of provisions…
And of course, after listing three handy sources for businesses dealing with the Affordable Care Act, it's natural that an hour later along comes another good, valuable link. This would be the Health Care Inc. Northwest blog, managed and operated by the Puget Sound Business…
Small business owners certainly are facing a raft of complex concerns as they prepare to deal with the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. This is not a simple question. Many information sources can be found online, and there are several sites specifically tailored to…
Spokane County’s jobless rate inched up in May to 7.8 percent, up from 7.5 percent in April, the Washington Employment Security Department said. Washington state’s unemployment rate in May was 6.6 percent, up slightly from 6.5 percent. The jobless rate is derived from the Civilian…
If the name Don Hover sounds familiar, you are either a farmer, or a dedicated NFL fan. Donald "Bud" Hover, is Washington State's Department of Agriculture director. And he'll be in Spokane to meet with agribusiness leaders July 11 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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