• City Council to Host Community Forum on Fair Chance Hiring

  Spokane, WA The Spokane City Council will host a community educational forum on Fair Chance Hiring March 8 at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The forum will also... Read more »

• Spokane Housing and Economic Report

  In 2015, the Downtown Spokane Partnership, the Parking and Business Improvement District, and the University District Development Association engaged Applied Development Economics, Inc., to prepare a city-wide residential market analysis... Read more »

• I Love Downtown Spokane

  Spokane, WA Enter to win a Downtown Date Night valued at $200 | February 5-11, 2016 Enter to win a Downtown Date Night valued at $200 for you and your sweetie. Snap a picture of... Read more »

• Downtown Businesses: Learn about the Central City Line

  Spokane, WA The Spokane Transit Authority is providing an opportunity for Downtown property owners, employers, employees and residents to learn about and provide input on the Central City Line’s alignment through... Read more »

• Bennett Block announces anchor tenant

  Spokane, WA When snow hit Spokane in December, many early morning sidewalk clearers were probably sporting one of the nation’s most durable and popular workwear apparel brands. The Downtown Spokane... Read more »

• 2015 top 20

  Spokane, WA Last February the Downtown Spokane Partnership celebrated 20 years of transformation. In the spirit of 20, here are our top 20 moments from 2015. #SpokaneDoesntSuck So. Much. Pizza.... Read more »

• Downtown Macy’s to close doors

  Following an announcement Wednesday afternoon that the Downtown Spokane location of the national retail chain, Macy’s, would be closing within the next three months, Downtown Spokane continues to remain optimistic... Read more »

• Agency Sought to Develop Downtown Street and Project Construction Communication Campaign

  The City of Spokane, Riverfront Park, Downtown Spokane Partnership, Visit Spokane, Greater Spokane Incorporated, and River Park Square (Contributing Partners) are partnering to inform the business community and public on... Read more »

• Be a part of it, 2016 Annual Meeting

  Join us in highlighting Downtown Spokane’s plans and achievements with a direct message to celebrate the year behind us and create energy for the year ahead. Together we’ll maximize Downtown’s... Read more »

• 2016 Downtown Magazine ad space available

  Dear Downtown Partner: Throughout the past decade, billions of dollars have been invested in the heart of the city, creating a synergy emanating from the downtown core. The Downtown Spokane... Read more »

• GSI Presents Small Business Saturday

  Across the country Small Business Saturday is celebrated on the Saturday after Thanksgiving as a way to encourage support of small, local businesses. In 2010 American Express launched Small Business Saturday, and... Read more »

• Tree talk

  While concrete, brick, and iron make up the most dominating esthetic of the urban environment, elements of nature incorporated into the landscape can make a significant impact on the appeal... Read more »

• The University District is hiring

  ​The Spokane University District is seeking applications for full-time position supporting the day-to-day function and promotion of the UD. Marketing & Communications Project Manager, Assistant to Executive Director   This position provides a... Read more »

• Montvale Hotel Press Release

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact  Jerry Dicker • 509-534-5805 • gvd@gvdcommercial.com August 24, 2015 Ruby Hospitality, Spokane developer Jerry Dicker's hotel and restaurant company, has purchased the historic Montvale Hotel in... Read more »

• Sasquan is coming

  Spokane, WA The sun rose on another day in Spokane as Traveler stepped into the cool darkness of the air transport lobby. Inhaling the sweet smell of Washington, a foreign... Read more »

• Visit Spokane: Select Spokane

  SPOKANE HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY:WE NEED YOU Our hospitality community is great about working together…and now we've got a big opportunity where we all need to come together once more. Bring Figure... Read more »

• Pat Harper joins Downtown Spokane as Business Development Manager

  Spokane, WA The Downtown Spokane Partnership is pleased to announce the hire of Pat Harper for their new position of Business Development Manager. “I had the opportunity to work with Pat... Read more »

• Night Out Against Crime 2015

  Participating vendors: Downtown Spokane Partnership Business Improvement District Spokane Police Department Spokane C.O.P.S. City of Spokane Office of Neighborhood Services Riverside Neighborhood Council Spokane Regional Transportation Council The City Gate... Read more »

• Three investments in the downtown core you will notice thanks to parking revenue

  Your Spokane Parking Advisory Committee (PAC) has been hard at work.  The PAC, overseen by staff at the Downtown Spokane Partnership, was established as an outcome of the Downtown Parking... Read more »

• Governor signs transportation package to build Gateway Bridge

  Spokane, WA A dream that began in a design classroom at Washington State University in 2004 will soon become a reality as Governor Inslee today signed into law a transportation... Read more »

• Invitation to participate in Wall Street surface design meeting

  Spokane, WA Citizens are invited to participate in a meeting to discuss the surface design of a block of Wall Street downtown, following a project to install a sewer main... Read more »

• Call to action in response to Envision Spokane

  Dear Downtown supporter. 2015 has been a banner year so far for our city center, including the addition of the Davenport Grand Hotel to our skyline, public approval of major re-investment in... Read more »

• Navigate Hoopfest

  Each year on the last weekend in July, downtown is taken over by a quarter of a million people for the World's Largest Three of Three Basketball Tournament. Hoopfest is... Read more »

• Downtown pedestrian and street improvements

  Spokane, WA Downtown Pedestrian improvements This project will design and construct pedestrian improvement in the Downtown Core consisting primarily of structural sidewalk repair/replacement.  The project also includes minor sidewalk repair,... Read more »

• Spokane University District welcomes Executive Director

  ​Spokane, WA   ​​UD Executive Director, Mark Mansfield The Spokane University District Board is pleased to announce that Spokane native, Mark Mansfield, has accepted the position of Executive Director starting... Read more »

• 900* Horses

  Spokane, WA Spokane Arts, in partnership with artist Ryan Feddersen, will lead a community-enacted temporary mural, “900* Horses,” at the Tribal Gathering Place at Huntington Park, June 20 through 28, 2015. In... Read more »

• Volunteer for downtown events

  Spokane, WA Bazaar 2014 was a big success. Make 2015 even better. Bazaar is an art market designed to help artists and craftspeople make meaningful connections with buyers and patrons,... Read more »

• News from the University District

  Several important groundbreakings took place in the University District this month. On May 5, dirt was turned to celebrate Dave Schneider and Larry Simon’s development of the University District Apartments... Read more »

• Collaboration quickly solves downtown burglery

  Spokane, WA Your Downtown Security Ambassadors walk the street every day meeting workers, residents, and visitors. Through partnerships with business, the city of Spokane, the Spokane Police Department, and you,... Read more »

• Downtown announces new skyscraper project

  Spokane, WA A rendering of the proposed structure. After 18 months of negotiations, Downtown Spokane is excited to announce a new 170-story skyscraper development in the heart of Spokane that... Read more »