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W E E K L Y N E W S L E T T E R |
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Issue 29 | December 18, 2025 |
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Some weeks, hope feels easy. Other weeks, it is something you choose on purpose.
At the Spokane Business Association, we work in the space between optimism and reality. We see the progress, including cleaner streets, stronger conversations, and more people showing up and leaning in. We also see the weight businesses are carrying. Uncertainty, rising costs, shifting policies, and the feeling that the ground beneath you keeps moving.
Hope, in this work, is not blind. It is built.
It shows up in early meetings and long agendas. It appears in hard questions asked and in business owners who stay engaged even when it would be easier to disengage. It lives in the choice to keep showing up, to keep advocating, and to keep believing that steady effort still matters.
There are days when momentum feels slow and days when change does not arrive on the timeline anyone hoped for. Progress rarely announces itself with fanfare. More often, it arrives quietly through relationships strengthened, voices heard, and groundwork laid for the next step forward.
This is what SBA stands for. Not performative optimism, but durable resolve. Not pretending challenges do not exist, but refusing to let them define our future.
Hope does not always feel loud. Sometimes it looks like consistency. Sometimes it sounds like calm persistence. Sometimes it is simply the decision to keep going.
That choice, made collectively week after week, is how a stronger Spokane is built. |
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CALL TO ACTION! |
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Get Informed. Get Involved. Be Part of the Solution. |
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Member Meetings Sprague Union Terrace Community Room 1420 E Sprague Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202
12 PM | 4th Wednesday of Every Month See you in 2026
Come enjoy lunch and let's talk East Central! |
COMING IN JANUARY |
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We’re pleased to welcome Representative Michael Baumgartner, who represents Washington’s 5th Legislative District and brings a thoughtful, engaged perspective on the issues shaping our region. As a longtime public servant and advocate for Eastern Washington, Representative Baumgartner understands the challenges and opportunities facing local businesses and neighborhoods like East Central. We appreciate his willingness to join us, listen, and be part of a meaningful conversation with our members. |
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Ring in the New Year with the grandeur of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony! Celebrating its 200th Anniversary, this work dedicated to freedom, joy and unity is an uplifting masterpiece, with its crowning jewel — “Ode to Joy” chorus performed by the Spokane Symphony Chorale. It’s a beautiful way to look boldly to the new year ahead. |
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The Spokane Police Department is pleased to announce a new online platform that will allow community members to view and in certain cases, search for data reference crime statistics. This new program replaces the previous reporting method by creating user friendly dashboards that will update daily. |
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SPOKANE 311 empowers residents to take part in keeping the city running smoothly—turning everyday citizens into the eyes and ears of Spokane. With just a mobile phone, anyone can quickly report potholes, graffiti, or other concerns from anywhere in the city. |
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Download on the App Store or Google Play today! |
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Spokane Business Association gives businesses a united voice, direct access to decision-makers, and a seat at the table where real change happens. Together, we advocate, connect, and grow Spokane’s business community. |
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PINNACLE SPONSORS |
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SILVER INVESTORS |
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SBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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www.SpokaneBusinessAssociation.com |
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