Tod Stephens

Current Position: business reporter

Tod Stephens joined The Spokesman-Review in July 2023 as a business writer. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with degrees in English Studies and Economics. He recently covered business, education and military beats at the Rapid City Journal in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Email: tods@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5581

Most Recent Stories

A&E > Music

Legendary electric guitar maker Lynn Ellsworth dies in Spokane at 81

Sun., May 5, 2024

Lynn Ellsworth, a renowned guitar maker whose work was purchased and played by some of the biggest rock and roll musicians of the last several decades, died April 27. He was 81.

News > Business

The Dirt: Housing development planned for west Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., May 3, 2024

Plans have been sent to the city of Spokane to build 72-units of housing near the Copper River Apartments in west Spokane. The site, owned by Catholic Housing Services of Eastern Washington, is across the Spokane River from Doomsday Hill.

News > Local business

Mary’s Place leveled for parking

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

For almost 120 years Mary’s Place has stood at its South Hill location, eventually in the shadows of the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus. But Wednesday morning, the house was flattened in about an hour.

News > Transportation

Spokane Airport planning expansion to ground transportation

Wed., May 1, 2024

Since the Spokane International Airport’s Ground Transportation Center was built about 30 years ago, the needs and preferences of travelers have changed.

News > Local business

Thousands expected to apply for housing vouchers in Spokane County this summer

Mon., April 29, 2024

For the first time in about eight years, the Spokane Housing Authority will begin accepting applications for vouchers that could mean the difference between a family living on the streets or entering a new home.

News > Business

Spokane Valley hydrogen fuel company explains layoffs

UPDATED: Fri., April 26, 2024

Plug Power Inc., a firm that supplies hydrogen fuel to companies like Amazon, Walmart and Home Depot, recently announced it will soon lay off dozens of employees.But the New York-based company’s Inland Northwest presence will remain.

News > Business

The Dirt: South Hill Home Depot project developing

UPDATED: Tue., April 30, 2024

An application to construct a Home Depot on the South Hill has been received by the city of Spokane.

News > Sci/Tech

Fish and recreationists alike may be pleased by city project in West Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2024

The Cochran Basin is the last stop before urban pollutants like vehicle fluids and landscaping chemicals enter the Spokane River from about 5,000 acres on the north side of town.

News > Business

Recent Gonzaga graduate on his way to $1 million company

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

For years, Kody Lukens wanted a better tool to help him with his attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.