About Us
Our Why
In everything we do, we strive to help Spokane and the Inland Northwest build a stronger economy and a more vital community for its residents.
We do that by informing and educating the business community and its partners, by connecting advertisers to customers, and by bringing leaders together.
The Journal of Business is an independent business newspaper that covers news primarily in the greater metropolitan area that includes Spokane, Wash., and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. That market includes more than 600,000 residents and serves as the business and media hub for a sprawling geographic area that spans much of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, and is known as the Inland Northwest.
The Journal is published bi-weekly, 26 times a year, and has an audited circulation of about 7,000. Using survey-determined pass-along rates, we know the Journal has more than 30,000 readers. Perhaps more importantly, Journal readers are statistically better educated, and more affluent than regional averages, are largely business leaders and decision makers.
The Journal has been publishing since February 1986, and is owned by a subsidiary of Spokane-based Cowles Co.
The Journal’s comprehensive business coverage has earned it hundreds of awards for writing and design, including “Best Newspaper” of its size in North America by the Association of Business Publications, and first place for “General Excellence” among non-daily newspapers from the Society of Professional Journalists. It also has been named Media of the Year by both the Spokane and Washington state boards of Realtors.
Each print edition of the Journal of Business includes at least one industry-specific special section, ranging from Real Estate & Construction to Health Care to Manufacturing. We also publish a host of supplemental magazines and compendiums, including the annual Book of Lists and the Market Fact Book. In addition to our website, the Journal also delivers robust daily and weekly e-mail newsletters, hosts a collection of sought-after business events, and publishes regular podcasts with local experts on a variety of topics affecting the business community.
