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Crop conditions had already made a cup of Joe more expensive in Spokane, but the announcement this week of new tariffs on the countries that produce coffee beans bring even more uncertainty and will likely cause even higher prices, local roasters said.

From staff reports

Tech stocks continued their downward slide from Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs, costing several huge Northwest companies billions in market value.

Fans, alumni and women’s basketball teams weren’t the only ones in town for the March Madness games over the weekend.

In order to make an omelet, you have to break a few eggs.

Downtown Spokane was crawling with visitors this weekend, much to the benefit of Spokane businesses.

The Coeur d'Alene Resort this week held a ground breaking for what the company president called its biggest expansion of the facility since the existing resort tower opened 39 years ago. 

When Tom and Sue Millersmith opened Hair Etc. on the corner of Francis and Nevada on April 1, 1975, haircuts cost $4.50.

While unspoken were the names of either political party, the deepening American political polarization became the focus of a Spokane business organization's annual meeting on Tuesday.

Numerica Credit Union will lay off about 3.5% of its workforce as it restructures “in response to the evolving economic landscape and the changing needs of its members,” a news release said Tuesday.

Photos of neon-feathered beauties beckon customers through the double doors of My First Bird. Nestled in the corner of a strip mall near Pines Road in the Spokane Valley, this tropical paradise is the only business of its type in the area. Once inside, you are instantly enveloped by the clamorous chirps, shrieks and whistles of 100-plus captivating fliers. In short time, you will likely find yourself shouting out questions to that employee perched behind the counter.

The phone started to ring earlier this month with home hunters looking for prospects. Then it snowed in Spokane.

A Spokane pub created to allow patrons to meet and adopt pets has announced its impending closure.

The union representing hundreds of REI workers has a simple ask for the Issaquah, Washington-based co-op’s members: Vote no on board candidates.

Before he became president and CEO of one of Spokane's premier commercial real estate firms, Gordon Hester repossessed mobile homes in North Idaho from deadbeat owners.

Not all construction jobs involve a saw or a hammer. Some are project managers, engineers or architects who do much of their work in an office.

The trade war that kicked off this week by the Trump administration between Canada, Mexico and China is making it more expensive for Avista Utilities to purchase the vast majority of the natural gas it uses to heat homes, businesses and generate some of its electricity.

 Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposal in late February to make the 117-year-old market "one of the greatest pedestrian experiences in the country" where people "do not have to worry about vehicle traffic" is something Rotary Grocery owner Henry Kim believes is good for the historical maze of fishmongers, produce vendors and crafters.