After spending more than the past two decades with their previous employers, Mary Koithan and Mark Leid each saw an ideal opportunity when they accepted their positions as deans at Washington State University's Health Sciences Spokane campus.

YWCA Spokane launched its One Mission Campaign in September with the goal of raising $275,000 to support services that provide resources to survivors of domestic violence.

Longtime Spokane retailer Acme TV Home & Office Inc. has opened a new furniture store, Bide & Burgeon, in the Sprague Union District, east of downtown Spokane.

Some businesses might struggle with an encore after earning mention in publications like the international daily business newspaper Financial Times and American business periodical Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing companies

While telemedicine services treating the body are increasing in popularity, isolation and the desire for human connection are driving those seeking mental health care services back into physical offices.

In a year fraught with economic turmoil stemming from a pandemic, Inland Northwest nonprofits say they've seen donor behaviors change in response to both their own economic uncertainty and the uncertainty nonprofits are experiencing.

John Hancock has been embedded in Spokane's nonprofit scene for years, though he didn't work directly for a nonprofit until he joined Spokane Housing Ventures in early 2019.

It's a bad year for good sleep. Dr. Don Howard says many people are struggling with sleep issues related to being at home a great deal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the stresses resulting from the pandemic's ripple effects.

In an effort to diversify its corporate holdings and cement itself in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Inland Northwest, Spokane-based Cowles Co. has formally established a venture capital investment arm.

Spokane-based wholesale cooperative URM Stores Inc. has purchased the former Northwest Bedding complex on the West Plains to accommodate ongoing growth, as the organization expands west of the Cascade Mountains.