Special Report

INWCF keeps momentum with asset, fund growth

2006 strategic plan placed organization on its path

March 12, 2015

Inland Northwest Community Foundation, the Spokane-based nonprofit that manages assets for charitable organizations and donors, has seen extraordinary growth during the past few years, says Mark Hurtubise, the organization's president and CEO. He attrib

Palouse Capital Management adds to its â€œTop Gunsâ€ list of honors

Firms Capital strategy cited for '14 performance

March 12, 2015

Staff Report

Palouse Capital Management Inc., of Spokane, says its Large Cap Value Strategy has earned recognition as a top performer in the PSN Top Guns list for the full 2014 calendar year, after having garnered similar kudos for its performance in the third quarter

Empire Health Foundation sets down roots

Nonprofit's partners grow, seek measurable success

March 12, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Empire Health Foundation now operates out of the recently remodeled former Civic Building, although staffers as of last week were still unpacking boxes after moving from temporary quarters across Riverside Avenue.

Focusing on growth at the CFA Society

Financial analyst group preps for big dinner, other functions

March 12, 2015

Katie Ross

The Chartered Financial Analyst Society Spokane, an organization of financial analysts, portfolio managers, and other investment professionals, has grown from about 40 members to 70 members since 2005, mainly from starting a subchapter in Montana, holding

Senate bill would create justice centers to aid seniors

Spokane, Clark counties could host pilot program

February 26, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Washington state Sens. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, and Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, Wash., are co-sponsoring a bill that would create two elder justice centers-one in each senator's city-in a pilot program designed to help protect seniors from abuse

Retirement needn't mean selling your business

Instead, follow roadmap used by '2 Percent Club'

February 26, 2015

Tom Griffiths

Does retirement always have to mean selling your small business? For many small business owners, their business provides great meaning in their life. It provides a sense of belonging, a sense of purpose, of community, social connections, identity, legacy,

Cremation gardens grow in the Spokane area

Following industry trend, areas present options for memorializing loved ones

February 26, 2015

Katie Ross

With the popularity of cremation growing, the Fairmount Memorial Association, a Spokane-based nonprofit cemetery organization, is extending a new choice for honoring someone who was cremated, called cremation gardens.

Cd'A retirement complex gives nod to its roots

Faith-based community rebrands as it looks toward next century

February 26, 2015

Mike McLean

The Village at Orchard Ridge, formerly Coeur d'Alene Senior Living, has taken on a new name as its operators look forward to guiding it into its second century of service.

Direct primary care is popular with doctors, not yet with patients

Physicians' model allows more time with each person

February 12, 2015

Staff Report

While data would indicate patient interest in direct primary health care hasn't grown locally, it could be a trend on a national level, and Hayden, Idaho-based doctor Richard R. Samuel is taking part in that trend.

Work-site clinic operator targets big Spokane-area employers

AnovaWorks aims to grow presence in region

February 12, 2015

Kim Crompton

AnovaWorks PLLC, a Wenatchee-based company that works with larger employers to provide health care services on or near their premises to help them reduce costs, says it's expanding its services into the Spokane area and North Idaho.