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3 days ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
CarbonQuest Inc., a Spokane Valley-based carbon-capture technology company, has partnered with an undisclosed Washington state beverage industry client, marking the company’s initial foray into the food and beverage market, according to a press release. The partnership aims to capture approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions over a 15-year period using CarbonQuest’s point-source carbon capture technology.
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3 days ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington is set to begin $20 million in renovations at two low-income housing projects with a total of 158 housing units, says Matt Kilbourne, the organization's vice president of development and asset management. The contractor and architect for the project are Spokane-based Inland Washington LLC and Architecture All Forms Corp., respectively. Funding for the project comes from a Washington state low-income housing bond allocation awarded in 2023, Kilbourne says.
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3 days ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
Construction of 21 residential lots and a private road is expected to begin this summer at Bella Lago, a gated golf community in Liberty Lake, an application filed with the city shows. The project is currently under environmental review and has not listed a contractor or architect for the project. The project owner, Big Rock Investments LLC, couldn't be reached for comment.
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3 days ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
A year after unveiling a $146 million relocation plan, Cat Tales Wildlife Center is shifting its focus to strengthening its nonprofit foundation through increased fundraising and community engagement, while still holding on to the vision of moving to a sprawling new space.
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2 weeks ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
Spokane’s urban landscape could soon see more in-law suites and backyard homes as the city gets ready to update its housing code to comply with the state's accessory dwelling unit laws and help ease the region’s housing crunch. City of Spokane Planning Director Spencer Gardner says that to comply with the state's rules, the city must allow at least two ADUs on a residential property.
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2 weeks ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
For years, Hillyard has been shaped by disinvestment and economic hardship. Now, thanks to a federally supported pilot initiative, the neighborhood in northeast Spokane is poised to receive the region's first creative district designation from the Washington state Arts Commission late this summer. The effort has brought together an eclectic mix of city planners, economic development professionals, welders, muralists, and musicians in a push to reimagine Hillyard's future.
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2 weeks ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
In an old church in Spokane’s Shadle Park area, a different type of revival is underway. At Next Chapter: Home & Leadership Development, people exiting homelessness shop for their own free furniture and home goods. They then can return to the former sanctuary to learn leadership skills that will help them as they embark on a new beginning. Next Chapter opened its doors in late April at the former Sunrise Church of Christ, at 4718 N.
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2 weeks ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
Just five years ago, Selkirk Sport LLC was a pickleball-products manufacturer and retailer with a niche following in an up-and-coming sport that operated out of a 10,000-square-foot shop near the Coeur d’Alene Airport. Today, the family-run company has grown to more than 200 employees and spans 150,000 square feet across five buildings in Idaho, including a pro shop store in Boise, positioning itself as one of the most sought-after brands in the fastest-growing sport in the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
Spokane Valley-based GoJoe Patrol Inc., which landed its first franchisee near Washington D.C. three years ago, is returning to the region with its seventh location and fifth franchisee. Harry Sladich, co-owner and chief development officer of GoJoe Patrol, says the new franchisee, located in Montogomery County, Maryland, about 30 miles outside of the nation’s capital, is scheduled to be operational by August.
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1 month ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias
Susan Ashe served the Inland Northwest for 50 years in various leadership positions, from her public relations work at Kaiser Aluminum to working for the city of Spokane and as the founding executive director of the Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County. In all her endeavors, Ashe says she wanted to create a better community in Spokane, particularly when it came to pushing for projects and ideas that would have a positive economic impact in the region.
