Thomas Clouse

Current Position: deputy business editor

Thomas Clouse joined The Spokesman-Review in 1999. He s currently the deputy editor for the business section. He previously worked as an investigative reporter for the City Desk and covering federal, state and local courts for many years.

Email: tomc@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5495
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Most Recent Stories

News > Idaho

Idaho population surpassed 2 million this year

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 20, 2024

The Gem State keeps packing them in as it surpassed 2 million people in 2024. For perspective, the state had 1.14 million in 1994.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Snowman interaction results in fall, Coeur d’Alene Police interview

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 20, 2024

A Coeur d’Alene Resort employee wearing a snowman costume was interviewed for a potential battery charge, and a teenage girl was treated and released for a head injury as a result of an accidental fall.

News > Local business

Spokane entrepreneur who boldly and bluntly created popular coffee brand focused on sustainability dies at 70

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 16, 2024

Spokane coffee roaster Deborah Di Bernardo dreamed of a sustainable industry supported by organic beans, living wages and practices that enhanced the natural world rather than profits built off plundering it.

News > Business

Spokane International Airport adds Chicago flight

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 16, 2024

American Airlines is adding a nonstop flight to Chicago from the Spokane International Airport starting in June.

News > Sci/Tech

EPA declares Upper Columbia River a Superfund site

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 13, 2024

Federal officials on Friday declared portions of the Upper Columbia River a Superfund site after decades of studying, debating and litigating over the pollution that primarily washed downriver from Canada.

News > Crime/Public Safety

New firefighting hangar at Spokane International Airport touted as investment in ‘the future of wildfire response for our state’

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 12, 2024

Standing in front of two shiny fire-fighting aircraft, officials on Thursday welcomed the opening of a massive new hangar near Spokane International Airport that will house the company that sends its crews to the places most everyone else flees.

News > Business

Judges reject proposed mega-merger of Kroger and Albertsons, sparing two Spokane Safeway stores from closure

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

A federal judge in Oregon, and a Washington state judge, both independently ruled Tuesday against what would have been the largest ever merger of two grocery store giants: the joining of Albertsons and Kroger.

News > Business

Ultimate Bagel transitioning to Little Garden Cafe

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 9, 2024

Spokane's Ultimate Bagel has gone into overtime.

News > Local business

BECU gives $15,000 to Feast World Kitchen

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 9, 2024

Tukwila-based BECU announced Monday that it has awarded $15,000 to Spokane's Feast World Kitchen as part of annual effort to boost nonprofits in the state.