Special Report

Keller Williams' growth in Spokane is outperforming the market

Brokerage trains, coaches agents as business owners

July 14, 2016

Keller Williams Realty Spokane is enjoying rapid growth in agents and overall performance, says Chase Williams, team leader at the Spokane franchise of the Austin, Texas-based global real estate network. Last year, which was a strong year for the office,

Next phase of MLK Way extension to start

Work to cost $3.6 million, be completed by spring

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The second phase of the city of Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Way extension project is expected to begin this week. The project, broken into three phases so far, is intended to provide a more efficient route for traffic moving along the south edge o

Brokers buy downtown Fusion Juice restaurant

Eatery will continue to offer smoothies, fresh-made food

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

Dallas and Ellen Lightner and Ryan Towner, all of Spokane, have bought the assets of Fusion Juice of Spokane Inc. They plan to operate the independent restaurant in the James S. Black Building, at 107 S. Howard, as Spokane Fusion LLC. The restaurant occu

Mulling alternatives to employee health coverage

FSAs, HRAs might provide good benefit at lower cost

June 30, 2016

Guest Writer

Historically, offering health insurance to employees has been a great retention tool for businesses. That being said, the unsustainable premium growth and increasing complexity have caused many employers to go back to the drawing board.

Gonzaga set to host influx of UW medical students

Schoenberg Center gets upgrades as preparation

June 30, 2016

Treva Lind

Crews are updating Gonzaga University's Schoenberg Center to host 100 medical students starting studies Aug. 22, and that attendance includes the largest first-year class in Spokane undergoing University of Washington School of Medicine training. Augus

Summit Rehabilitation opens its third physical therapy clinic here

Practice establishes office in new North Side building

June 30, 2016

Mike McLean

Spokane-based physical therapy practice Summit Rehabilitation Associates PLLC has opened a new clinic on the North Side, its third Spokane-area location. The clinic, which is outfitted with state-of-the-art physical and occupational therapy equipment, oc

St. Luke's absorbs practice, expands physiatry staff

Outpatient area remodeled, more exam rooms slated

June 30, 2016

Samantha Peone

St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute has bolstered its physiatry department and is expanding and remodeling its outpatient physiatry area, says Nicole Stewart, director of communications for Inland Northwest Health Services, which operates St. Luke's.

Thrivent takes slow, steady approach to its growth

Nonprofit now manages $700M in assets in INW

June 16, 2016

Thrivent Financial, a national, Christian-based financial services organization with offices here, says its financial health-regionally and locally-is stronger than ever despite a methodical approach to attracting new clients. For more than a century

Umpqua Bank, partners bank on food as an academic energizer

Pilot program in second year at three schools here

June 16, 2016

Treva Lind

On a recent Friday afternoon, a handful of Spokane-based Umpqua Bank employees left the financial world to spend a few hours on a kids' playground. Trading desks and teller stations to stand behind lunch tables, they staffed a mobile food bank to serve

Northwest Trustee looks to grow

After securing state charter, company plans office in Boise, eyes other markets

June 16, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

After 27 years of operation, Northwest Trustee & Management Services, a Spokane-based professional trust and estate management firm, has transitioned from a sole proprietorship to a limited-liability corporation. Founder and President Stephen Trefts sa