Cowles Company

Cowles Company

Company type	Private
Industry	Publishing, manufacturing, media, real estate
Founded	1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Founder	William H. Cowles
Headquarters	Spokane, Washington , U.S.
Area served	Spokane, Washington, Spokane Valley, Washington, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Inland Empire
Key people	Elizabeth A. Cowles (Chair) W. Stacey Cowles (Publisher)
Website	cowlescompany.com
Footnotes / references Real Cities, McClatchy Interactive

The Cowles Company is a diversified media company in Spokane, Washington, in the US. The company owns and operates The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, founded in 1894, and owned the Spokane Daily Chronicle until it was shut down in 1992. Built by William H. Cowles, the publishing business eventually constructed striking buildings in downtown Spokane for both papers. The Chronicle Building was eventually converted into offices and then residential. The company also owned several other papers and operates Inland Empire Paper Company, television stations, and interests in real estate, insurance, marketing and financial services.^[1]

William Stacey Cowles, the publisher of The Spokesman-Review, is the great-grandson of the company's founder, William H. Cowles, and the fourth generation of the Cowles family to run the paper. His sister, Elizabeth A. Cowles, is chairwoman of the parent company. Rob Curley is the editor.