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LaunchPad INW to relaunch

Organization to host events, workshops

May 5, 2022

A Spokane tech industry networking and events organization is being resurrected. LaunchPad Inland Northwest LLC, doing business as LaunchPad INW, has relaunched here and plans to host tech-centered events, publish newsletters, and facilitate networking,

Spokane Association of Realtors launches search for next leader

Longtime executive Rob Higgins to retire

May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

The Spokane Association of Realtors has launched a national search for the eventual successor to its executive officer, Rob Higgins, who plans

Redband Apartments to add housing near SFCC

Former military site eventually will be home to four buildings, 96 units

May 5, 2022

Erica Bullock

The first two buildings of a new apartment complex, named Redband Apartments, are under development in northwest Spokane, says property owner Dave Black. The complex will be constructed on about 4 acres of a 13-acre parcel of land at 1620 N. River Ridge

Meet & Greet with MultiCare's Alex Jackson

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May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

Alex Jackson has stepped into his new position as chief executive and senior vice president for MultiCare Health System's Inland Northwest Region. He has taken the helm from Dr. David O'Brien, who is now chief executive for MultiCare's South Sound

Conservation district campus enters new stage

Envisioned site will connect businesses with nature, public

May 5, 2022

Erica Bullock

The Spokane Conservation District's 50-acre conservation and business campus, dubbed 8th Avenue Quarry, is entering a new stage of development with a goal to bring in businesses to the property to work onsite.

Washington Trust Bank parent to repurchase $10 million in shares

Bank holding company shares trade at $370-$399

May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

Spokane-based WTB Financial Corp., the holding company for Washington Trust Bank, has launched a $10 million share repurchase program. The bank's board of directors authorized the share repurchase program March 1, and it will be in effect over

Apartments designed with roommates in mind

Developers opt for fewer studios, three-bedroom units while focusing on changes in renter demographics

May 5, 2022

Erica Bullock

As new apartment complexes are rising throughout the Spokane area, some of the latest design trends include reducing the number of three-bedroom units in favor of co-living arrangements, increasing access to nature and communal spaces, and addressing

Icons 2022: Bernardo|Wills' Robert Wills

Wills lauded as humble leader

May 5, 2022

Craig Howard

In a career that spanned close to 50 years, Robert Wills was never known for pompous presentations. Instead, the co-founder of Bernardo|Wills Architects PC won clients and colleagues over with a humble approach that conveyed layers of insight

Icons 2022: Clark Company's Ed Clark

Clark's campaigns remain visible

May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

Driving around Spokane, Ed Clark says his mind is flooded with memories of the 'tremendous numberâ€ of businesses and clients that he has worked with over his half-century long career as a 'mad man.â€

Icons 2022: Coopers & Lybrand's Gordon Budke

Budke's legacy threads through many Spokane organizations

May 5, 2022

Virginia Thomas

The list of Spokane-based organizations Gordon Budke has been involved with over the decades contains many familiar names, including Momentum '87, Leadership Spokane, the Spokane Area Economic Development Council, Eastern Washington University,