The sea may be hundreds of miles away, but inside a West Plains warehouse, marine technology company Williamson & Associates Technologies Inc. is quietly building the future of subsea science.
The Spokane Airport Board has voted to select David Haring as the next CEO of Spokane Airports, which includes Spokane International Airport, Felts Field, and the Airport Business Park.
Despite selling close to half a million nonelectric handgun retention devices in the last year, many StopBox USA LLC
customers are only now discovering the company operates in Spokane Valley.
Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster has opened a 5,000-square-foot incubator in North Spokane—a tangible step toward a bigger vision for the region's life sciences future.
Late last month, the Journal of Business hosted Daines Capital Commercial Real Estate owner Steven Daines for its most recent Elevating The Conversation podcast about growth in Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley.
An experienced nursing home and residential care administrator has teamed up with business magnate and philanthropist John Hemmingson, chairman at Lakeside Cos., as co-founders of a new 100-bed residential community for older adults in Coeur d'Alene, dubbed Hemmingson Senior Living at The Trails.
Habitat for Humanity-Spokane is in a "growth mindset," with three projects underway that will add 37 living units worth a combined value of $9.1 million in Spokane County.
Kumiko Love, founder of The Budget Mom LLC, a financial education and lifestyle brand, has expanded her focus to include two newer business ventures: Pine Manor Naturals, a soap and skincare company, and Pine Manor, a semi-private farm stand.
Even seasoned business professionals—those well-versed in risk, strategy, and decision-making—are not immune to a quiet but powerful behavioral bias: loss aversion.
Sarah Doxey, the health care executive who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in mid-July, is remembered by loved ones as a servant leader who led by example with vision and warmth.
Cancer Can’t is moving forward with plans to construct a 20-unit lodging facility for adult cancer patients who need to travel to Spokane for oncology treatment.
With increasing demand for care, plans for a new medical campus in Post Falls, and continued investments into new programs, facilities, and staff, Kootenai County’s largest employer is getting even bigger.
In communities across Washington, young people are asking, “What’s next for me?” Meanwhile, employers are asking, “Where’s the next generation of talent?” Over the next five years alone, more than 1 million Washington residents will be 65 or older. That demographic shift will significantly shrink the available workforce as more people than ever retire, leaving many employers struggling to fill vacancies with qualified workers.
I am sometimes asked how the Journal of Business got its start. The answer is the kind you can’t exactly provide in an elevator speech. But I was there, so if you have a few minutes, let me tell you the story. It’s a yarn I’ve written in various ways for past anniversaries of this cherished newspaper, so my apologies if you’ve heard the punchlines before. It’s also a story of how a new publication beat the odds to survive in a difficult industry, and one that became even more challenging years later.
In a vital initiative aimed at directly empowering the local economy, Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI), in partnership with the Journal of Business, has officially launched the Spokane Regional Business Assessment & Needs Survey. This crucial survey is designed to gather real-time, valuable insights directly from business owners and leaders across the entire Spokane region.