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[11] [13] Secretary of the Spokane chamber of commerce, John R. Reavis tells of Spokane's significance to the Inland Northwest region as an entrepôt distributing center (largely the city's raison d'être) in his 1891 Annual Report, writing:
The city council passed a biennial budget last week, balancing a $25 million deficit projected to surpass $50 million by the end of 2026, but the year isn’t over yet.
Spokane (/ s p oʊ ˈ k æ n / ⓘ spoh-KAN) [8] is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States.It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border, 18.5 miles (30 km) west of the Washington–Idaho border, and 279 miles (449 ...
(The Center Square) – The city of Spokane and Spokane County both asked voters to pass sales taxes on Tuesday; while some local officials viewed the measures as competing, initial results show ...
The railroads connected Spokane to major commerce centers on the east and west coast, as well as in Canada, and allowed Spokane to eclipse Walla Walla as the commercial center of the Inland Northwest. In time the city came to be known as the "capital" of the Inland Empire and the heart of a vast tributary region.
Sep. 9—Spokane business leaders used the impending closure of a downtown restaurant Monday as a call to arms for elected leaders to begin finding a solution to the homelessness problem. City ...
Dec. 14—Lance Beck, President and CEO of the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce has been recognized by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, a national non-profit. Beck was ...
The space is primarily used for trade shows, conventions, and sporting events. Ballrooms. Spokane Convention Center has three ballroom facilities, totaling 50,700 square feet (4,710 m 2). The "Grand Ballroom" is the largest ballroom in Spokane and the convention center and holds 1,630 guests for catered events and up to 2,700 for general admission.