7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (227+ words) Spokane keeps paying for the same crisis in different places. We pay for it in emergency rooms. We pay for it in jail beds. We pay for it in downtown vitality, workforce stability, public safety, and public confidence. Each cost…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (332+ words) More than 18, 300 players and around 226, 000 total attendees congregated in downtown Spokane for Hoopfest this year. Spokane Hoopfest attendance held steady from last year, as visitors and players experienced cooler weather and a reprieve from potential rain, says Riley Stockton, executive…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (711+ words) Spokane inventor, James Marsh, says sales of his sleep aid device, Sleep Vibe, are gaining momentum since the product went to market in 2024." Sleep Vibe Inc. has increased sales of its sleep aid device by more than 300% over the past…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (393+ words) The 14-acre 5 Mile Shopping Center has 163, 000 square feet of commercial space and is anchored by a Rosauers grocery store. A Spokane Valley-based real estate development company has purchased 5 Mile Shopping Center, at 1812 W. Francis, and several neighboring commercial buildings for $32 million,…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (696+ words) Mike Light, of Groundcubed PC, leads the landscape architecture company's U. S. -based architectural projects from its newest studio in Coeur d'Alene. Groundcubed PC's downtown Coeur d'Alene studio is seeking to capitalize on the high-growth environment of the Inland Northwest as it…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (755+ words) Mike Marzetta, president of Altek Inc. and co-founder of Minds-i Inc. , says finding skilled labor is still challenging for manufacturers in the Inland Northwest. For its latest episode of Elevating The Conversation, the Journal sat down with Mike Marzetta, president…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (433+ words) The Great PNW Inc. is on track to have its best year yet, says owner and founder Joel Barbour. The Great PNW Inc. is on track to have its best year yet, as the Spokane-based apparel company continues to focus…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (452+ words) Ten years ago, when the University of Washington and Gonzaga University announced a strategic partnership to expand health sciences education in Spokane, they were met with community and legislative support. However, questions remained: Could this public-private collaboration between two universities…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (278+ words) As behavioral health patients at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center age and their medical needs grow more complex, the hospital is redesigning its staffing strategy for inpatient psychiatric services, says Tamara Sheehan, senior director of behavioral health services for the…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (649+ words) Bremerton, Washington-based architectural firm Rice Fergus Miller Inc. is seeing an increase in work in the Spokane area, and Gunnar Gladics, principal and partner at the firm, anticipates continued growth in both projects and personnel. Establishing deeper roots in Eastern…...