"Follow the Blooms," an eight-episode series that takes viewers behind the scenes at Inland Northwest flower farms and the floral installations made from their harvests, has started streaming nationally on PBS, with a second season already in production.

Laura Galloway began her new role as dean of Whitworth University’s School of Business on July 1 after relocating to Spokane from San Diego, where she previously worked for University of Massachusetts Global, a California-based online institution, most recently as associate vice chancellor for institutional curriculum, assessment, and academic policy.

Hungry patrons in search of authentic British fare have a new option in Spokane's West Central neighborhood, where owners Mark Twigg and his wife Maureen Torphy are wrapping up the soft opening of Twiggy's Fish & Chips LLC.

Hayden-based Viking Construction Inc. is building a mixed-use development, tentatively dubbed Westwood Pines, located north of Highway 53 and a half-mile mile northeast of Lakeland High School, in Rathdrum.

Northwest Fair Housing Alliance is facing a budget gap as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is delaying the funding of a key grant the nonprofit relies on.

National transportation engineering and planning company Kittelson & Associates Inc. has relocated its Spokane office to the eighth floor of the Bank of America building, at 601 W. Riverside.

Washington Basset Rescue is preserving its nearly four-decade legacy by entrusting more than $50,000 in remaining assets to SpokAnimal C.A.R.E., a final effort by the Spokane-based rescue to help animals after its closure.

Regardless of why you give, you should consider how you give. Efficient giving takes knowledge and a plan. When done well, it can leave you with more resources to give and, ultimately, increase the benefit received by a charity and the people or causes it serves.

For people who want protection, flexibility, and predictable retirement income, a properly designed cash value life insurance policy — such as an Indexed Universal Life policy — paired with a Roth individual retirement account funded by a guaranteed lifetime income annuity can be a powerful planning combination. 

The population of adults age 85 and older in the Spokane area is projected to nearly quadruple, rising from 10,700 in 2025 to 40,400 by 2050 — a significantly higher growth rate than any other age group over the next 25 years. As the demographic grows older, the long-term care sector is expected to face higher demand for assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and adult family homes, creating new opportunities — and challenges — for providers across the region.

LaunchPad Inland Northwest Foundation has secured a $100,000 grant as it expands its InnovateINW initiative to include partnerships, an AI & Cyber Network, and programming aimed at helping businesses adapt to artificial intelligence.

Coeur d'Alene-based retirement community, Bestland Senior Living, helps people transition from an independent life at home to an independent living community.