The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday - prompting an electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to warn that people will face more rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand.
Health and economic issues are top of mind for most people right now. But results of a survey released this week by the city of Spokane show the environment is still important to people.
The idea for Cascadia High-Speed Rail, connecting Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, is still in its infancy. But one the region’s most powerful tech company sees it as a boost to business.
On a nearly 200-acre site that sits south of Newport, Washington, on the Idaho border, a Canadian company supported by local and state agencies plans to build the newest silicon smelter in North America.
