Verdis, winner of the 2025 Medium Business of the Year award has accelerated and expanded its growth since first launching. 

Davenport Hotels has been named the winner of the Large Business of the Year category in the Journal's 2025 Inland Northwest Business of the Year Awards.

Spokane-based Embrace Washington is the winner of the Inland Northwest Business of the Year Awards, in the nonprofit category.

USL Spokane, the city's professional soccer club, secured a spot in the Journal of Business Medium Business of the Year Finalist category through its organizational growth in the last 17 months. 

Owned by Dan and Jodi Martinez, AllStar Glass Co. is a finalist for the Inland Northwest Business of the Year Awards, in the small-business category. 

Safeguard Equipment, a finalist for the Best Business of the Year medium category, makes its company stand out through its innovative products that saves lives, and expansion into Europe. 

Two years after seceding from the regional tourism promotion allegiance, Spokane Valley sees a growing interest in the city, and a future in sports travel. 

Bob Adolfson, owner of Glover Mansion Events LLC, says he’s shifting the name of the event venue and catering concern and plans to grow business after recently selling the company’s namesake historic Glover Mansion

The Symons Block Hotel is accepting bookings following a $5 million multiyear renovation of the historic Symons Block Building.

A communications startup in Coeur d'Alene geared toward detecting harmful language is getting a big boost from local investors and notable people in the tech world.