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2019 Rising Stars Bee Simonds

Passion, curiosity drive thriving skin-care business

September 12, 2019

Bee Simonds credits the success of her natural skin-care line to following her passion. While she launched H Is for Love LLC in Spokane in 2015, her journey began about 10 years ago, when a family member was diagnosed with a serious illness that require

Guest Commentary: Time to make national debt an election-cycle priority issue

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September 12, 2019

Don Brunell

Our nation is on an unsustainable borrowing trajectory, and it could get much worse unless voters start asking politicians: 'How are taxpayers going to pay for what they promise?â€ We now owe over $22.5 trillion to lenders, of which nearly half is

A. The Journal's View: Concerns in 'Curing Spokane' video shouldn't be dismissed

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September 12, 2019

Journal of Business Staff

The 'Curing Spokaneâ€ video that went viral recently has its flaws, but critics are dismissing the underlying concerns and criticisms in the piece at their own peril â€“ and the peril of the Spokane community as a whole. The concerns about public safe

Community Health Plan of Washington opens first Spokane office

Organization will expand integrated care support

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Seattle-based nonprofit Community Health Plan of Washington has opened its first office in Spokane. Located in the Rock Pointe Corporate Center, at 1212 N. Washington, the new, 2,000-square-foot office will serve as CHPW's regional headquarters, which

Workwell Consultants shifts focus to a wider audience

Blood screen company uses less invasive test

September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Having offered health care lab screenings to employers throughout the Inland Northwest for years, WorkWell Consultants Inc. now has its sights set on a wider swath of the population, founders of Spokane-based company say. 'We originally started by

MultiCare debuts virtual care services in Spokane

Survey shows tele-med treatment gains popularity

September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System has started a new virtual care service in Eastern Washington in response to the growing demand from a number of patient groups, particularly millennials. MultiCare, the health care system that oversees Rockwood Clinic

Sandpoint Chocolate Bear relocates to Spokane Valley

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September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

After a fire on Feb. 1 forced them to move, certified chocolatier Carrie Powell and her husband, Dennis, recently have opened Sandpoint Chocolate Bear, at 11425 E. Trent, in Spokane Valley. The 7-year-old chocolate company previously was located at

O'Donnell's American Grill & Irish Pub to open in mid-October

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September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Seattle-based Shawn O'Donnell's American Grill & Irish Pub plans to open a new restaurant in the building that once housed Milford's Fish House, at 719 N. Monroe. The family-run business has three restaurants in the Seattle area; this restaurant

Anytime Fitness plans fall opening in Spokane Valley

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September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

John and Sabrina D'Angelo say they want to build a fitness club for those who are and aren't fit. The Anytime Fitness club is expected to open at 13004 E. Sprague between mid-October and early November. The soon-to-be franchisee owners of the club

Glucose Revival reloads after successful launch

Necklaces for diabetics sold out in a month after hitting market

September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Selling out of your product barely a month in to launch signals you may be on to something. Kris Maynard, the founder of Spokane startup Glucose Revival, says the company is again selling its glucose gel alert necklaces for people with diabetes on its