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1 week ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Erica Bullock |Tina Sulzle |Karina Elias
David Weeks has been named CEO of Coeur d'Alene-based Lakeside Cos. Weeks will replace John Hemmingson, founder of Lakeside Cos., who will transition to the role of chairman. “I am naming (Weeks) CEO of Lakeside as we expand our mission because his enthusiasm, fresh perspective, and focus has strengthened our collaboration and agility across the Lakeside companies," Hemmingson says in a press release. Prior to being named CEO, Weeks served as president and chief operating officer of the company.
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1 week ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Erica Bullock |Tina Sulzle |Karina Elias
Washington state employers added 25,100 jobs during the 12 months ending in March, preliminary data from the Washington state Employment Security Department shows. For the month of March, however, the state’s total job count decreased by about 5,200 jobs from the prior month.
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1 week ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Erica Bullock |Tina Sulzle |Karina Elias
LaunchNW, an initiative of Spokane-based Innovia Foundation, has awarded $920,000 in grants to support high school students postgraduation in rural communities across Eastern Washington. “The grants that are awarded vary in amount and purpose,” says Ben Small, executive director of LaunchNW, in a press release.
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1 week ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Erica Bullock |Tina Sulzle |Karina Elias
Cowles Co. is exploring turning over The Spokesman-Review, the city’s 132-year-old daily newspaper, to a nonprofit that partners with local school districts, regional universities, and other nonprofit-based news organizations, the company announced. Cowles has entered into an agreement with Spokane-based Comma Community Journalism Lab to transfer the assets of the newspaper and a gift of $2 million.
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1 week ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Erica Bullock |Tina Sulzle |Karina Elias
Anchorage, Alaska-based Global Federal Credit Union has completed its acquisition of Renton, Washington-based First Financial Northwest Inc., the parent company of First Financial Northwest Bank. The roughly $230 million acquisition was agreed upon by the organizations in January 2024.
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4 weeks ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias |Mike McLean |Tina Sulzle
Plans for a $12.4 million affordable workforce housing development, dubbed the Bethany Project, are moving forward despite a recent federal funding freeze that's holding up a portion of funds for the project, says Sharon Rodkey Smith, a church leader at Spokane-based Bethany Presbyterian Church.
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4 weeks ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias |Mike McLean |Tina Sulzle
Obscured by black tarps, a seven-story garbage shoot, and a road closure on Post Street, the redevelopment of the historic Peyton Building from office use into a 96-unit mixed-use apartment building is taking shape in downtown Spokane. Spokane developer Jordan Tampien is part of the investment group leading the renovation of the Peyton Building.
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2 months ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Erica Bullock |Dylan Harris |Tina Sulzle
City of Spokane/ As of Feb. 3Cedar Creek Village LLC, 8424 N. Nevada, Spokane, 99208. Cedar Meadows Inc., 8909 N. Colton, Spokane, 99218. Cedar Park Inc., 3003 S. Perry, Spokane, 99203. Cedar Creek Village (Phase II) LLC, 8424 N. Nevada, Spokane, 99208. Red Pen Reviews, 522 W. Riverside, Spokane, 99201. The Aguilera Law Group, 100 N. Howard, Spokane, 99201. Bao Ngo Counseling PLLC, 100 N. Howard, Spokane, 99201. Courtland Residential LLC, 8620 Jason Hill Lane, Spokane, 99223.
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2 months ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Erica Bullock |Dylan Harris |Tina Sulzle
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2 months ago | 
spokanejournal.com | Erica Bullock |Dylan Harris |Tina Sulzle
As the world of women’s leadership development continues to evolve, Becky Barnhart, a fifth-generation owner at Integrus Architecture, is one of the firm’s three female principals. Named CEO last year, the 45-year-old architect has worked her way through the firm’s ranks after starting as an intern 22 years ago. If Barnhart could go back and choose an alternative career path, she says she wouldn’t change a thing – she would choose architecture.
