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Spokane Home Builders Association's fall festival to showcase 32 homes

Scattered-site show attracts 20 contractors

September 22, 2016

The Spokane Home Builders Association will hold its 12th annual Fall Festival of Homes during the next two weekends. This year's festival will feature 32 homes constructed by 20 builders, says Nichole Kerns, a spokeswoman for the association. Hours fo

McNeice Wheeler adds expertise to match demand

Law firm doubles staff, mulls additional space

September 22, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

McNeice Wheeler PLLC, a Spokane Valley-based law firm, has been expanding its staff in recent years to meet a rising demand for legal services, principals there say. 'We're consistently expanding in all areas,â€ says founding partner Ryan McNeice.

Popeyes restaurant chain to erect North Side outlet

Eatery selects site near Sportsman's Warehouse

September 22, 2016

Mike McLean

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, the Dunwoody, Ga.-based fast-food restaurant chain, plans to enter the Spokane market with an outlet on Spokane's North Side, says a real estate broker handling the land lease at the future restaurant site. The broker, Chris

Boutique law firm thrives on high-profile cases

Dunn & Black said sized for highest performance

September 22, 2016

Mike McLean

Bob Dunn and John Black, founding members of boutique Spokane law firm Dunn & Black PS, claim the firm is just the right size to take on high-profile cases and match up against larger firms. They started the firm in 1991, having left large Spokane law fi

Guest Commentary: Manufacturing is key to innovation

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September 22, 2016

Guest Commentary

Word on the street is that manufacturing is dead in the U.S. Companies are sending jobs overseas in order to compete. Block-size factories sit empty on deserted streets, aging with the dust of years gone by. Towns are boarded up as families move on to fin

The bar association's youth movement

New director wants more mentorships established

September 22, 2016

Lynn Mounsey, the executive director of the Spokane County Bar Association, says the nearly 1,000-member organization started its annual membership drive this month with a greater emphasis on luring younger attorneys into its ranks. Mounsey says locally,

Valley assisted-living facility 'celebrates' activities

Program aims to enhance cognitive, physical abilities

September 22, 2016

Mike McLean

Sullivan Park Assisted Living Community, in Spokane Valley, recently launched a health and wellness program called Celebrations, which managers there say is helping aging adults optimize their mental cognition and physical strength. Most residents at the

WSU willed-body program ensures bodies for health studies

School hopes to gain more through end-of-life plans

September 22, 2016

Treva Lind

As Washington State University ramps up to open a medical school in Spokane in fall 2017, school leaders are getting the word out now about a program crucial to its anatomy lab studies. The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is expected to have 60 medica

Initiative 1501 focus: Deterring scams targeting the elderly

Measure would enable judges to triple damages for fraud against seniors

September 22, 2016

South Hill residents Art and Donna Krell say they receive two or three calls in an average week from people claiming to represent the Internal Revenue Service, requesting their Social Security numbers. 'The IRS doesn't call you on the phone,â€ says

Living smarter with sensor technology

WSU professors study ways to help seniors remain independent

September 22, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

For many people approaching retirement, finding ways they can continue to live at home safely as they age is an issue, one for which two Washington State University professors at the university's campus in Pullman have been seeking a solution. For alm