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Spokane Public Library and Spokane County Library District join forces to revitalize and rebrand StartUp Spokane
October 4, 2023
In an exciting development for the Spokane business community, Spokane Public Library and Spokane County Library District have come together to acquire and revitalize StartUp Spokane, a program originally created by Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI) to support...
Spokane Region Recognized for Microbusiness Growth
October 14, 2022
The Spokane-Spokane Valley area is listed in a Milken Institue report as a high-ranking, high-gaining city for microbusiness activity, meaning it's primed for a boom from online businesses with fewer than 10 employees.
$500,000 Grant Awarded to Build Bioscience Cluster in the Spokane Region
April 5, 2022
GSI has announced a $500,000 Innovation Cluster Accelerator grant awarded to Evergreen Bioscience Innovation (Evergreen Bio) to build a bioscience innovation cluster in the Spokane region. The Evergreen Bio is led by GSI, in partnership with SP3NW.
Life Sciences Startups in Eastern Washington Find a Welcoming Ecosystem Away From Big Cities
September 21, 2021
GeekWire.com recently published an article recognizing the biotech and healthtech community in Eastern Washington that boasts a loyal base of startups with local connections and the support of a tight-knit group of entrepreneurs.
WSU Health Sciences' Incubator, sp3nw, Receives $750,000 Grant for Pandemic Response
April 14, 2021
Washington State University Health Sciences and its life sciences incubator, Spinout Space in Spokane (sp3nw), announced today a $750,000 award as part of the EDA's Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology (SPRINT) Challenge.
Eastern Washington University Entrepreneurship Wins Major International Award
January 9, 2020
EWU Entrepreneurship kicked off the new decade by bringing home a prestigious award-the 2020 Top Emerging Entrepreneurship Award. The award is given by the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE).
Spokane Ranked 31st in the Nation to Start a Business
December 12, 2019
Inc. today announced its second annual Surge Cities list, a guide to the best 50 cities in America for starting a business. Coming in 31st on the list is Spokane, WA. In specific criteria categories Spokane came in 6th for Rate of Entrepreneurship,
Spokane Valley's Mirabeau Park home to new Farmers Market
June 27, 2019
New farmers market opens in Mirabeau Park A new farmers market opened in Spokane Valley in June.  Located at CenterPlace Regional Events Center in the parking area near Discovery Playground, the market will operate every Friday evening, 5-8 p.m.,
Katerra announces new Cross-Laminated Timber plant in Spokane Valley, WA
November 21, 2017
Katerra, a leading edge construction technology company, has announced a new venture in Spokane Valley, Washington.   The company purchased a large site where they will build
Regional Voices: April Needham – Avista Corp.
October 19, 2017
April Needham is an Avista Corp. executive employee currently on loan to Greater Spokane Inc. to assist with Startup Spokane, a program that connects aspiring entrepreneurs with resources needed to launc
Seeking 2nd Cohort for Creative Enterprise Program5
July 31, 2017
Window Dressing Creative Enterprise applications are live! If you're an artist, maker, designer, crafter, culture creator, in need of help with the business side of things, get excited, this program
Bay Area Tech Company Expands in Spokane
May 1, 2017
Bay Area Tech Company Expands in Spokane   SmartRecruiters Inc., a software provider of recruiting solutions, has announced the opening of a new office in downtown Spokane. Based in San Francisco, the company's expansion will support its rapidly gr