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We’re big into traditions here at GSI. This year, we stuck with tradition and held a staff gift exchange where we bought gifts our coworkers would have enjoyed as a child. Take a look at what we received, and what we did with the gifts:
As we give thanks this week around the dinner table, we thought it’d be a nice time to reflect on all the great things we have here as an organization. We have it so nice in Spokane, we don’t know where to begin, but we’ll mention a few things we’re thankful for here at Greater Spokane Incorporated.
Let’s get to it.
Prioritizing keeps you focused. It also keeps businesses, organizations and communities focused. That’s precisely why the business community here in the Spokane region has prioritized its key projects (in no particular order):
We’re helping lead the charge on all of the projects. Let’s take a look at some of the particulars on each. (more…)
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We are all aware that today’s youth are our country’s future. Spokane invests in the young people who live here with care and respect, which translates into a bright future for youth, and a bright future for Spokane. Keep reading and find out why it is no surprise that Spokane is a fifth-time winner of the 100 Best Communities for Young People.
We know September seems like an odd time to do a “Year in Review” blog, but our fiscal calendar actually runs October – September. So knowing that, this is the perfect time to look back at our year.
Recent college graduate and Greater Spokane Incorporated intern Robyn Swanson shares her thoughts on returning to Spokane after graduation:
If you grew up in Spokane, its generously ample supply of benefits becomes seemingly forgotten out of pure naiveté. Many high school graduates leave for a college education with no plans on returning. What they are starting to realize now is that Spokane holds the adventure and opportunities they have been seeking all along.
As a Spokane native myself I remember dreaming of the day I would move out of Spokane, and then I graduated college and found myself eager to return. Why did I want to come home to Spokane so badly when I dreaded it growing up? I got a perspective change and you’re about to get one too!
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The reasons Bloomsday, Hoopfest, the Lilac Parade and other events in Spokane are so successful can be traced back to great thinking by great minds.
First Friday is no different.
This celebration of drawings, paintings, sculptures, music, theatre and much more happens the first Friday of just about each month in downtown Spokane, bringing artists, businesses and the community together.
Let’s take a look at how First Friday began and how beneficial it is to the businesses involved and our community. (more…)
Let’s face it. There are so many good reasons to live in Spokane, we’d blow our servers on this blog listing them all. With affordable housing, great schools, the two biggest state parks, five incredible ski resorts all within a two-hour drive, golf courses that Jack Nicklaus admires, and so much more, why would we want to live somewhere else?
Living in Spokane also allows us to enjoy a great summer. Let’s take a look at ten reasons summer in Spokane is simply the best.
Downtown Spokane: it’s the place you take your family when they come to visit, where you go out to dinner, a movie and enjoy a drink afterwards. It’s the place where you can truly experience the authentic nightlife of Spokane. But downtown wasn’t always the exciting, vibrant and diverse shopping experience it is today.
Many businesses and organizations host Christmas parties, have gift exchanges and give back to the community during the holiday season. We’re no different here at Greater Spokane Incorporated.
How does you company celebrate the holiday season? Any crazy gift exchange stories? Fights over how many times a gift was “stolen” during a White Elephant exchange (we’ve all been there)?
Well here’s what we do at GSI:
