Better Business Bureau and Forbes don’t see eye to eye about Spokane

The lists compiled by Forbes magazine often seem to cast Spokane in a bad light. We were previously painted as a scam capital, and now we rank at the bottom for job growth. Swell. But the BBB perspective is a bit different.
Scam capital?

Serving three states with distinctly different regulatory climates gives the BBB a unique view. Yes, the Inland Northwest has its share of big, ugly scams. The recent Little Loan Shoppe issue, the Randocks diploma mill and the Railway Crossings salvage scam all garnered national attention. And yes, we have been known to jump on the pyramid scheme bandwagon in a big way. But are we really worse off than other cities? I’m not so sure.

Jan Quintrall

Full Story: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jan/08/bbb-forbes-dont-see-eye-to-eye-about-spokane/