A portion of contract law is moving into the commercial law spotlight as businesses come to terms with being unable to carry out their contracts fully because of the COVID-19 pandemic or related government-imposed restrictions. A force majeure clause is

Spokane-based law firm Paine Hamblen LLP has started a two-phase renovation project at its offices in the Washington Trust Bank building downtown, that firm representatives say will allow for more collaboration. The remodel has been several years in the

Working as a roofer in the construction industry in his early 20s, DaShawn Bedford often found himself daydreaming about what he really wanted to be doing. And that was shooting video.

Alia Russell says she was led to her current position of casino operations manager at the Kalispel Casino, in Cusick, Washington, by her desire to be involved at the beginning of something new.

Amy Sargent has worked for Rockwood Clinic for the past 13 years through its transition from a physician-owned health care clinic, to its purchase by Community Health Systems Inc. in 2010, to its most recent iteration as MultiCare Rockwood Clinics since

When Jason Boudreau founded Drive509 truck driving school in 2016, he expected slow growth for the first few years. 'My business plan was: Hire one more instructor by year three and have one more truck,” Boudreau says.

Joe Gellatly has what he calls a 'heart for entrepreneurship.” 'The most rewarding part of my job is being part of the start-up community here in Spokane,” he says. 'I'm always excited to meet, interact with, and encourage people who

Rochelle Marsh's most vivid childhood memories of going into Multifab Inc., the company her father Tim Smith founded in the 1980s, involve hanging out at her favorite pop machine and riding forklifts around the warehouse.

'You always want to have that leader that you rally to in the center of a whirlwind,” says Brian Newberry of 38-year-old Toby Broemmeling, the executive director of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce.

Elisabeth Hooker, marketing director for the Downtown Spokane Partnership and 39-year-old Rising Star, says she feels blessed to show up at work every day, doing what she loves in her hometown. 'I'm happy to be part of something larger