American higher education long has been recognized the best in the world. Whether we talk about the American invention of community and technical colleges or premier research universities or private independent colleges and universities, higher education

Congratulations to the Journal of Business for 35 years of service to the Spokane business community. It seems like such a short time since I last wrote on the Journal's landmark 30-year anniversary, yet there's been so much change since then.

When our editor, Linn Parish, and I first talked about taking a moment to celebrate 35 years of publishing for the Journal of Business, we mostly wanted to ensure that whatever we did wouldn't focus on us.

Walmart is getting into the business of financial advice? I immediately thought, well, they are no longer as prevalent now that Amazon has taken so much of their market share, and they are trying to stay profitable to the market changes.

With more than two decades of experience developing leaders through the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, Gonzaga University is doubling down on preparing innovators in business, engineering, and science with a $49.7 million investment

Washington state has an opportunity in 2021 to join the Nurse Licensure Compact, which is a 34-state partnership that allows nurses to practice across state lines.

Washington state's Roadmap to Recovery doesn't yet show Spokane businesses how to get where they want to be, which is fully opened and thriving with a COVID-19 pandemic at bay.

Tri-Cities couple Kagen and Jennifer Cox recently opened Kagen Coffee & Crepes in a 1,500-square-foot location formerly occupied by a Starbucks coffee shop, at 915 E. Hawthorne Road, on the north edge of Spokane.

Coeur d'Alene-based Verdis, a woman-owned engineering, planning, landscape design and construction company, has moved to a new location following a record-setting sales year.

Plans are underway to construct a building that will be the second location for a Liberty Lake-based preschool in the River District development. Teri Finch, owner of Liberty Lake Children's Academy LLC, says the expansion is necessary because the flag