Spokane-based Meridian Construction & Development Inc. has changed hands and will operate under a new name. Isaiah Clow, who has worked at Meridian Construction since 2018, most recently as vice ...

Pullman, Washington-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has raised its starting hourly wage for U.S. employees to $20 per hour, the company announced in a press release this week. Schweitzer ...

Taxable retail sales in Spokane County increased in the third quarter of 2024, with the city of Spokane's growth rate paralleling that of county as a whole.

Earlier this month, the Journal of Business hosted Dr. Elizabeth Cantwell, new president of Washington State University, for its most recent Elevating The Conversation podcast. The Elevating The ...

Eight new hotel projects are planned or underway that will add more than 800 new guest rooms in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene market. In the past six months, the Journal has reported on seven new hotels ...

Gierd Inc., a Sandpoint-based tech startup that helps companies scale e-commerce sales on leading marketplace platforms such as Amazon.com and eBay, has raised $8 million in series A funding, says CEO ...

The old Keystone Elementary School, located at 612 S. McDonald Road in Spokane Valley, is due for an upgrade to meet the needs of the building's new owners, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Spokane County, ...

Meghan Fellows, a branch manager for Washington Trust Bank’s Manito location, says she felt compelled to find a way to educate senior citizens about scams targeting their demographic due to the ...

Mike McLean, deputy editor of the Journal of Business, has retired from a 37-year career in journalism in the Inland Northwest. McLean, 65, started out his career at a North Idaho weekly newspaper ...

Financial institutions in the Inland Northwest are sounding the alarm to warn and educate the business community about the latest iteration of scams and frauds targeting companies and their employees.

SNAP Financial Access, a community development financial institution, is experiencing a surge in demand from small businesses for financial assistance and guidance. Karen Campbell, director of ...