▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁area ▁include ▁technology ▁company ▁Key ▁Tr onic , ▁vac ation ▁r ental ▁provider ▁St ay ▁Alfred , ▁and ▁micro car ▁mak er ▁Comm uter ▁C ars . ▁Despite ▁divers ification ▁to ▁new ▁indust ries , ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁economy ▁has ▁strugg led ▁in ▁recent ▁dec ades . ▁Sp ok ane ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁# 1 ▁" W or st ▁City ▁For ▁Job s " ▁in ▁America ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁while ▁also ▁ranking ▁# 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Additionally , ▁For bes ▁named ▁Sp ok ane ▁the ▁" Sc am ▁Capital ▁of ▁America " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁due ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁business ▁fra ud . ▁Tr ends ▁of ▁fra ud ▁were ▁noted ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁employ ers ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁are ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Washington , ▁Sp ok ane ▁Public ▁School s , ▁Prov idence ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Medical ▁Center ▁and ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital , ▁the ▁ 9 2 d ▁Air ▁Ref uel ing ▁Wing , ▁and ▁Sp ok ane ▁County . ▁The ▁largest ▁military ▁facility ▁and ▁employ er , ▁the ▁ 9 2 d ▁Air ▁Ref uel ing ▁Wing , ▁is ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fair child ▁Air ▁Force