Demand for respiratory therapists is growing alongside that discipline's increased educational requirements, soon to be packaged into Spokane Community College's first four-year degree program. Starting next fall, SCC will offer its new bachelor of a

After a few years convincing business, entrepreneurial, and community leaders of the importance of working collaboratively to shape the future of work in Coeur d'Alene and surrounding communities, the Innovation Collective is preparing to settle into it

Silverwood Theme Park is gearing up for an anticipated record attendance this season, which will mark the theme park's 30th year in operation, says Mark Robitaille, spokesman for the park. The optimistic outlook is based in part on strong early season

Kaiser Aluminum Corp. officials say the company has started spending more aggressively on the $150 million investment the company has committed to at its Trentwood plant in Spokane Valley. Kaiser announced near the end of 2015 it would be investing the m

Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc. has been awarded a $25 million contract to modernize Cascade High School, in Leavenworth, says Lisa Shier, a project manager for Lydig. The project will include demolishing and replacing the classroom and administrat

Evan Verduin, owner and principal of Spokane-based MAKE Architecture LLC, says his firm is preparing for additional growth as the community moves into a busy period of design and development. 'Spokane is usually a bit behind larger cities in terms of

Spokane-based Garco Construction Inc. soon will start construction on a new building for Trinity Catholic School, in northwest Spokane. The private school, now at 1306 W. Montgomery, will move to a nearby site on what is now the school's current playgr

A new fitness gym under construction at 711 N. Helena is the first project to be erected here using load-bearing cross-laminated timber wall panels, claims Mike Bradley, a project manager for Spokane contractor Beacon Builders LLC. The panels are being e

The Deer Park business community has high financial hopes for its new business park and industrial center, which now has as its first tenants, two subsidiaries of the 49-year-old Knight Construction & Supply Inc. Knight EZ Dock Inc. and Knight Wall Syste