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2:42 A few cities in the Spokane region could soon receive millions in stimulus funds to help the economy recover from the pandemic. The city of Spokane could receive $84 million in stimulus this year, compared to the $9.9 it received last year. Credit Rebecca White/SPR A little more than $217 million in federal stimulus will soon be available in the Spokane region, which local leaders say is a gamechanger for economic recovery. Spokane City Council President Breean Beggs said the city, which is slated to receive about $84 million, could potentially use the funds to make long-term investments...

KXLY February 25, 2021 6:59 PM Elenee Dao SPOKANE, Wash. — For some local restaurants, every dollar counts. That includes money paid each year for health permits through the county. “Nobody’s happy about what’s taken place since March,” said Mark Starr, the owner of David’s Pizza. Restaurant owners are feeling a little more stressed than others. In the last 11 months, they’ve had to close down and reopen. It was an endless cycle. Now that they’re open with some limitations, it’s still not enough. “Actually, utilities went up because if you might re...

Partners Establish Young Adult Shelter Plan, Funding Brian Coddington, Communications Director, 509.625.6740 Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 11:23 a.m. Nearly $3 million in state grant money is coming to the Spokane community to begin a phased approach to a regional solution that meets the unique needs of the young adult population and keeps their experience with homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. The three-year grant, secured jointly by the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley and Spokane County, will eventually pay for operation of a specialized sh...

Young Kwak photo Fawn Schott, CEO of the local Volunteers of America, the nonprofit that would operate a young adult shelter — if there were one. S ince the city of Spokane was awarded a $2.7 million grant this summer for a young adult shelter, city and regional leaders have agreed on one thing: The shelter is urgently needed. What they can't agree on is where to put it. That's frustrated Fawn Schott, the president and CEO of the local Volunte...