As of last week Rockwood Retirement Communities representatives felt they were within days of obtaining occupancy permits to begin moving residents into the second through fourth floors of the new $51 million, 11-story Summit Tower on the Rockwood South H
Senior caregiver Judy Cornish realized a few years ago that her dementia patients relaxed more if she chatted with them regularly about what was happening.
Her friendly bantering used intentional words giving clients needed information to offset their l
Spokane accounting firm Fruci & Associates PS has bought for $1.9 million the 14,300-square-foot, single-story office building at 802 N. Washington that formerly was occupied by Keller Williams Realty Spokane. The firm plans to move there from the Fruci B
Many companies in the Inland Northwest may be unaware that it may be illegal under civil rights laws to prohibit transgender individuals from using gender-specific restrooms that don't match their gender identity.
Just over a year ago, the federal Equa
Gonzaga University professor Todd Finkle describes entrepreneurship as a field of study that's constantly changing, evolving to focus on the ideas and passions of its students. The concentration in entrepreneurship and innovation, which he created in 20
Spokane-area educators and business leaders say they're gaining more traction as they create more STEM-science, technology, engineering, and math-opportunities for students as young as kindergarten age.
Lisa White, director of Spokane Public School
The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington is helping more than 100 mostly Spokane-area workers start careers in construction trades with classroom and lab courses at its new Eastern Washington Region facility on the West Plains.
CITC, the
CenterPlace Regional Event Center, in Spokane Valley, celebrated its 10th year of operations last year by hosting a record 920 events, and the busy facility hopes to exceed that number by at least 5 percent this year.
Owned by the city of Spokane Valley
Coeur d'Alene businessman Ron Ayers says the hotel he's planning would be the engine that drives an economic development campus, in addition to increasing lodging capacity near downtown Coeur d'Alene.
Ayers proposes to develop a $10 million, 112-ro
Activity so far this year on pace to best a banner 2015
March 24, 2016
Though the year is still young, the Spokane Convention Center already has generated $61.9 million in estimated economic impact for Spokane-area businesses, says Spokane Public Facilities District CEO Kevin Twohig.
That's far ahead of the 2015 pace in w