Community and Economic Development

The project pairs teams of business students with small companies to provide 13 weeks of confidential, no‑cost consulting.

As his business grew, David Ruelas needed help and WSU’s Small Business Development Center was there for him.

Members of the news media are invited to attend the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Washington State University, the City of Pullman, the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Pullman Association.

The Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) encourages you to shop local not only on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving—Small Business Saturday—but whenever possible.

Fortuity Cellars of Wapato has been selected as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2019 Rising Startup of the Year for Washington state and Northern Idaho. WSU is the statewide host for the SBDC.

The event, hosted at WSU Spokane, will bring together key players in the built environment from the community, industry and academia.

David Brown, associate professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is the new director of AgWeatherNet, Washington’s agricultural weather network.

“People come here hungry for knowledge,” said Brisbane. “I help feed them.”

MILLIANA, originally a Manhattan jewelry company, moves to Spokane and flourishes with economy, environment and help from Washington SBDC.

“Reviving Civility” will be discussed by former U.S. Congressmen Mickey Edwards and Dan Glickman at a luncheon Sept. 11 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.