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  • State of the City Address

    February 5, 2010 (Spokane, Wash.) – Join Mayor Mary Verner and Greater Spokane Incorporated on Friday, February 12 for the State of the City Address and Good Morning Greater Spokane Breakfast.  The event will be held at the Spokane Convention Center....
  • Health Care Reform

    Health Care Reform is a top priority of the Obama Administration and Congress. Did you know that in Spokane, 2,630 health care related businesses employ 46,000 workers (19% of Spokane County's local employment)? That accounts for a $1.9 billion payroll wi...
  • Fall Eastern Europe Trip

    (SPOKANE, Wash.) – Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI) is offering more than 100,000 employees of businesses throughout the Inland Northwest discounted pricing on a fall trip to Eastern Europe.  ...
  • CLEEN, GREEN AND SMART

    (SPOKANE, Wash.) – Come learn what's happening in Spokane around Clean Technology, Sustainability, and available State and Local Stimulus Dollars. And Greater Spokane Incorporated will announce the formation of CLEEN NW (Consortium of Leading Energy Eff...
  • Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Kickoff

    (Spokane, Wash) Greater Spokane Incorporated will be convening community and business leaders and stakeholders to update the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for 2009/2010.   The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Develop...
  • Swing in the Cathedral

    (SPOKANE, Wash.) – St. John’s Cathedral is sponsoring “Swing in the Cathedral for Military Families” featuring the 18 piece Tuxedo Junction Big Band in St. John’s Cathedral at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2009.  Tickets are $10.00 through Tic...
  • Southwest Airlines features Spokane

    (Spokane, Wash.) - Southwest Airlines Magazine will highlight the Spokane region as part of its business series in the August 2009 issue of its in-flight magazine, Southwest Spirit.  The magazine reaches about 3.2 million affluent business and leisure tr...
  • Cost of Living Q1 Report

    (Spokane, Wash.) - The data for the first quarter of 2009 from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) shows the Spokane region's cost of living remains below the national average and is among the lowest of major western cities.  Of the 30...
  • Career Fair

    On May 5th, 1250 local middle and high-school students descended upon the Spokane Fairgrounds for the first Career Exploration Day. The day-long event was a hands-on, interactive career education fair. As an extension of the Career Awareness Campaign, the...
  • Buy Local Award

    (SPOKANE, Wash.) – The Buy Local Campaign has received statewide recognition for the first time. The Association of Washington Business (the state’s Chamber of Commerce) has selected Buy Local for a Community Service award for a “Project that mobili...
  • Business Barometer

    The Spokane economy continued to slow during the first quarter, and the sluggish numbers were not a big surprise to those who make it their business to study and analyze economic statistics. The tough reality is that the United States is in what will like...
  • $1.7+ Billion in Investments Announced

    (Spokane, Wash.) - Greater Spokane Incorporated (the region’s Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council; GSI for short) today presented a list of local construction projects totaling more than $1.7 billion. GSI CEO Rich Hadley said, “Especi...
  • $1.5 Billion in Investments

    (Spokane, Wash.) - Greater Spokane Incorporated (the region’s Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council; GSI for short) on Thursday, May 21 will present a list of local construction projects totaling more than $1.5 billion. GSI CEO Rich Hadle...
  • Spokane Vitals 2009

    Spokane Vitals third edition illustrates progress leaves room for improvementApril 10, 2009 Greater Spokane Incorporated released today the third edition of Spokane Vitals.  The 2009 Vitals illustrates that our community is moving forward on a number of...
  • Businesses Band Together to Buy Local

    (Spokane, Wash.) – The Buy Local Campaign in Spokane, Washington is catching on with businesses, consumers and media. Greater Spokane Incorporated’s (the local Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council, called GSI for short) campaign to sup...
  • SiteCrafting Selects Spokane

    SiteCrafting Selects Spokane Region for ExpansionWeb Development Company to Open Second Office in Washington StateApril 23, 2009 Greater Spokane Incorporated (the region’s Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council) announced today that SiteC...
  • Inland Northwest Lighthouse for the Blind

    Inland Northwest Lighthouse for the Blind Continues to Grow and Thrive By Kirk Adams The Lighthouse for the Blind Inc.   Last September, I participated in the dedication of the Inland Northwest Lighthouse (INL), in Spokane. What previously had been ...
  • GSI wins Spark Award

    We're "Sparking" again! GSI has once again won a Spark Award from Spokane MarCom.  This year’s award is for our image spots, produced by Cornerbooth Media. Click here and scroll down to “GSI on TV” to revisit the 30-second stories about our members...
  • GSI Inventory of 297 School Projects

    As Congress edges closer to passing a federal stimulus package that could send as much as $250 million to Washington state for K-12 and higher education, school districts and others have been guessing at the parameters of the final disbursements and dusti...
  • AGORA Finalists

    Greater Spokane Incorporated congratulates the 2009 AGORA Award Finalists!!  Winners will be announced at the 2009 AGORA Awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 2nd. ...