Over at the City of Spokane, we're focusing on business issues throughout the month of May.  As part of this effort, we'll offer a business license amnesty program and business assistance during the week of May 21.

Under the business license amnesty program, previously unlicensed businesses can apply for a license without interest or penalty.  To be eligible for the fee waiver, previously unlicensed businesses must pay for all licenses due during the amnesty period and must not have…

I just posted some photos I took yesterday in the park with people holding our "Hey Google, Pick Spokane" sign. The City of Spokane, along with partners Greater Spokane Incorporated, Avista Corp, tw telecom, Greenstone Homes, and yes, LaunchPad, are working hard to complete our application to Google for the Fiber for Communities project.

This project would involve installing fiber to the home, creating Internet connection speeds around 100 times faster than what's available…