November 2022 marked an important milestone in Washington Trust Bank's history: its 120th anniversary. In many ways, banking in 1902 looked nothing like it does today-no debit or credit cards and no online or mobile access, for starters.

The future of health care is one of transformation, which frankly, I am excited about. While we look ahead, we must also look back at the biggest trends shaping the years to come. The top health care headlines of 2022 cover many topics you've heard

I believe 2023 will be the year that jumpstarts the Great Awakening. Businesses are paying close attention to inflation, an unstable economy, and a looming recession. Leaders are demanding accountability for every dollar spent. This intense scrutiny will

I'm not sure who has the superpower of predicting the future. I know it's not me. The world has seen other pandemics, and there's nothing new about social, economic, and environmental upheaval. But the collision of seemingly unrelated events

It's amazing how fast things have changed in the real estate market, just in the last few months. The government money distributed during Covid, along with interdependent energy policy and supply chain issues, has created an inflationary environment in

When Journal editor Linn Parish asked me to contribute to our Visions special edition, the first thing to come to mind for me was an old quote from columnist George Will. He said, 'The future has a way of arriving unannounced.”

Three of the top 10 Most Read Stories of 2022 involve news about new restaurants, and a fourth involves a new entertainment venue that's expected to open next year.

In the Inland Northwest, business news involved more highlights than lowlights in 2022, despite challenges nationally and globally.

Mid-Columbia Media Inc., a subsidiary of Cowles Co., has agreed to acquire the assets of Tri Comp Inc., which publishes the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and the Senior Times newspapers.