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in my career exploration': Slingshot connects Spokane youths with career opportunities
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (1031+ words) Slingshot’s development, Lafferty partnered with former Spokane Public Schools administrator Lisa White to expand...
You probably own a stake in AI, Spokane financial experts say
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (740+ words) With AI popping up in everything from advertisements to cars, it’s difficult to go anywhere without seeing it. And the effects of one AI company almost certainly reaches your finances in unexpected ways and serves as a microcosm for the…...
general pushes to cut Avista's profit, the Spokane utility says the reduction could end up costing
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1187+ words) utility services in Washington state, and so in the Spokane Valley, you don’t have an option but to use Avista,...
Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1019+ words) Officials in Page, Arizona, a small city near the Glen Canyon Dam, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for future construction of a data center. The sale of the 500-acre parcel about a mile away…...
Data centers can raise electricity prices. WA wants to prevent that
2+ week, 1+ day ago (967+ words) electrical grid, is spreading rapidly. Seattle, Spokane, Renton, Burien, Federal Way, Marysville, Moses...
Business Front Page for Aug. 18, 2026
3+ week, 5+ day ago (22+ words) Front page for Aug. 18, 26 The Spokesman-Review Page designer: John Allison Other Section Fronts From Today's Paper Past Pages from Business...
Cities turn to AI to speed housing permitting
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1298+ words) New housing projects can sometimes stall out as a developer applies to city or county planning boards and goes through cycles of inspections, reviews and approvals. Now, cities are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to address one of the most…...
City flora, yard art are not the antidote to data centers | Ammi Midstokke
2+ week, 3+ day ago (545+ words) I recently traveled to a midwest city to mingle with a bunch of outdoor writers in the middle of a concrete oasis. It seemed an odd place to invite the lot of us: plush red carpets, coffee service in white…...
The Motley Fool Take: Considering Microsoft
4+ week, 1+ day ago (449+ words) Microsoft shareholders have had a disappointing year, with shares only up about 4% as of early August. But Microsoft shares are rather attractively priced for would-be investors. The stock’s forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was around 25 in early August, below the five-year…...
Public pressure helps persuade county leaders to pause data center permitting
3+ week, 4+ day ago (839+ words) The Spokane County commissioners, under the watchful eyes of their constituents, reached a...on the construction of large data centers. The Spokane County Commission voted unanimously to put a pause...thoughts are.” The commissioners also directed the Spokane County Planning Commission…...