Journal of Business

The Journal of Business is a standalone newspaper focused on business news, primarily serving the greater metropolitan areas of Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. This region is home to over 600,000 residents and acts as a central hub for business and media across a wide area in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, collectively known as the Inland Northwest. The Journal is released bi-weekly, totaling 26 issues each year, and boasts an audited circulation of around 14,000 copies. Based on survey data regarding readership, we estimate that the Journal reaches over 40,000 individuals. Notably, its audience consists of educated and affluent business leaders and decision-makers.

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Catching up with: Gonzaga legend Dan Dickau

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

When the Journal last caught up with former Gonzaga University basketball star and NBA player Dan Dickau in 2021, his vision for Shoot 360 Spokane LLC, a high-tech basketball facility in North Spokane, was still taking shape. Today, the franchise facility has become a busy hub for Spokane’s basketball community, running camps, leagues, and skills clinics that reflect Dickau’s style of precision coaching.
Challenges persist for INW health systems

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Dylan Harris

Rising costs, lagging reimbursement rates, and economic uncertainty are among the challenges facing Providence and MultiCare Health System, as Spokane’s two largest health care providers continue their multiyear, post-pandemic pursuits of positive profit margins. For Providence, the financial wellbeing of its Inland Northwest service area is trending in a positive direction, despite continuing to operate at a loss.
Peirone Produce expects expansion plans to bear fruit

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Dylan Harris

Spokane-based Peirone Produce Co. is planning a $20 million warehouse expansion that's expected to help the company extend its service area to Washington’s West Side, a business move that would follow in the footsteps of its parent company, URM Stores Inc. “URM has moved over to the Seattle side, across the Cascades,” says Peirone Produce President Brent Shammo.
Ripple effects of federal grant de-lays hit Spokane’s nonprofits

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

Nonprofit leaders across Spokane are bracing for the fallout of federal budget freezes, delayed grants, and potential funding cuts that could weaken essential services for thousands of residents in the region. Over the past several weeks, at least a dozen nonprofit organizations have reached out to Ryan Oelrich, executive director of Priority Spokane, with concerns about frozen grants or clawed back. The uncertainty is making it difficult to plan operations or make hiring decisions, Oelrich says.
Urbanova, Intent merge to form INW energy cluster

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

Two Spokane-based energy innovation groups have merged to launch a new energy innovation cluster backed by state funding. Board members of Inland Northwest Center for Energy and Decarbonization LLC, known as Intent, and the nonprofit organization Urbanova signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this month to form the new organization, tentatively named Inland Northwest Energy Innovation Cluster. The new nonprofit organization is now operating under a transitional board.
BECU grows Spokane presence with South Hill Location

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

Nearly a decade after opening its first Spokane branch, Boeing Employees’ Credit Union has expanded with a fourth location, continuing a strategy that blends moderate physical growth with steady community investments. The South Hill branch, located at 2501 E. 29th, opened in April and joins BECU's existing Spokane branches located in downtown Spokane, Spokane Valley, and North Spokane.
SFCC president announces resignation

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Dylan Harris

Spokane Colleges has announced Kimberlee Messina will resign from her role as president of Spokane Falls Community College, effective June 30. She is heading to City College of San Francisco, where she will serve as chancellor. Messina, who holds a doctoral degree in educational leadership, was appointed to president of SFCC in 2019. “City College of San Francisco will be in good hands with Dr. Messina,” says Spokane Colleges Chancellor Kevin Brockbank in a press release.
Leadership training attracts more women in Spokane

3 weeks ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

When Leadership Spokane launched its first class in 1982, just six women took a seat in a class of 27. Today, women make up the majority of the class of 2025, with 34 out of 64 participants, a significant reversal from the program’s earlier decades when men dominated the cohort. Leadership Spokane’s executive director Jaxon Riley says she noticed that participation shifted about 10 years ago from a male-dominated cohort to a more balanced class, from a gender perspective.
CarbonQuest enters food & beverage market

3 weeks 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.
Catholic Charities plans $20M in low-income housing upgrades

3 weeks 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.