Inland Northwest community colleges are beginning to take on a business ownership angle in some of their course offerings. Both Spokane Community College and North Idaho College have entrepreneurship programs into which Spokane-based Avista Corp. has inve
Spokane has long enjoyed strong-rooted success in community involvement and with marquee local events such as Hoopfest and Bloomsday, both of which draw national participation. Add to this the construction underway at the Davenport Grand Hotel, and it's
Hiring a smoker could cost business owners nearly $6,000 extra per year.
That was the finding of a recent study comparing the cost of employees who smoke with nonsmokers, published in the peer reviewed journal Tobacco Control. This cost includes increa
The Washington State University Small Business Development Center's research internship program is giving college and graduate students real-life research experience while also helping Washington businesses with export market research.
The Washington Agriculture and Forestry Foundation, which has its main offices in Spokane, says it's seeking qualified candidates statewide for up to 24 fellowships in Leadership Class No. 38 of its AgForestry Leadership Program.
Spokane International Academy, one of two free charter schools authorized by Spokane Public Schools to open this fall, is putting the finishing touches on the 1914 building in Hillyard that will house its first students, says Travis Franklin, the schoolâ€
Gallagher Construction Group, of Spokane, is progressing rapidly on a $340,000 renovation project that will convert a former retail structure at 2173 N. Hamilton into a church office building for neighboring Grace Christian Fellowship.
Dan Pinkerton, founder and president of Coeur d'Alene-based wealth management company Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, and his wife, Kathryn, plan to open a unique museum in a building that's under construction in the Riverstone development north
The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington, a Bellevue, Wash.-based apprenticeship and craft training nonprofit, has opened a Spokane-area facility and has selected a coordinator to lead its operations here for Eastern Washington.
Pet Emergency Clinic is being built at the northeast corner of Division Street and Mission Avenue. The $3 million, 14,000-square-foot building is slated to be completed in early 2016. Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, is the contractor on