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Since earthlings were confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, Spokane county tourism has never been better.

Collins Aerospace, an airplane parts manufacturer, announced Monday plans to spend $200 million to expand its carbon brake factory on the West Plains.

Boeing Co. faces possible criminal prosecution after the US Justice Department found the company violated a deferred-prosecution agreement tied to two fatal crashes half a decade ago, intensifying the crisis engulfing the embattled US planemaker.

Boeing Co. delivered 24 commercial jets in April, its lowest monthly tally since February 2022, as the planemaker slowed production of its workhorse 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner widebody to focus on improving quality. 

Plans to build a solar farm in northern Whitman County were scrapped.

Rolling blackouts will now be part of the plan to combat Spokane area wildfires, according to an announcement Wednesday by officials at Avista Utilities.

A North Idaho lumber mill will close this summer as timber companies face strains from tight operating margins.

Former Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz urged the coffee chain to own its shortcomings and fix operations following its biggest sales miss in years.

A juicy lawsuit is on tap in federal court, pitting Spokane’s own No-Li Brewhouse against Seattle’s Redhook Brewery over trademark issues in the ever-competitive craft beer business.

Hobby shops in Spokane are hosting events and promotions in celebration of Free Comic Book Day, which takes place annually on the first Saturday of May.

For almost 120 years Mary’s Place has stood at its South Hill location, eventually in the shadows of the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus. But Wednesday morning, the house was flattened in about an hour.

Apr. 29—MOSES LAKE — Four Grant County port districts are working on projects to expand rail transport options available to existing and future businesses. The ports of Moses Lake, Quincy, Warden and Ephrata are researching, designing, planning and getting ready for construction to expand or add rail service. Some received federal or state funding this spring. Representatives of each of the ...

For the first time in about eight years, the Spokane Housing Authority will begin accepting applications for vouchers that could mean the difference between a family living on the streets or entering a new home.

Micron has inked a deal for $6.1 billion in subsidies from the federal government to help pay for its chip-making plants in Boise and New York state, the Biden administration announced Thursday.  

Boeing lost $355 million in the first quarter as it struggled with the fallout from a January door blowout on a 737 Max 9.

A Starbucks challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s reinstatement of fired baristas will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Some of Spokane’s favorite local gathering spots will donate a portion of their sales this week to support Volunteers of America Eastern Washington.

Alaska Airlines flights have resumed after they were grounded for an hour Wednesday morning, the company said in a statement.