Education & Talent

WSU program looks to fulfill hospitality training

Online courses designed to help working students

April 9, 2015

Spokane has long enjoyed strong-rooted success in community involvement and with marquee local events such as Hoopfest and Bloomsday, both of which draw national participation. Add to this the construction underway at the Davenport Grand Hotel, and it's

Terry Chambers, Doohong Park, and Tim Taylor say the SBDCâ€™s internship program is mutually beneficial to interns and businesses.

SBDC research intern program: Going beyond borders

Research interns provide insight into international markets

April 9, 2015

Katie Ross

The Washington State University Small Business Development Center's research internship program is giving college and graduate students real-life research experience while also helping Washington businesses with export market research.

AgForestry program seeks new candidates

Foundation based here offering 24 fellowships

April 9, 2015

Staff Report

The Washington Agriculture and Forestry Foundation, which has its main offices in Spokane, says it's seeking qualified candidates statewide for up to 24 fellowships in Leadership Class No. 38 of its AgForestry Leadership Program.

Spokane International Academy to open this fall

Old St. Patrick's building to house charter school

April 9, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Spokane International Academy, one of two free charter schools authorized by Spokane Public Schools to open this fall, is putting the finishing touches on the 1914 building in Hillyard that will house its first students, says Travis Franklin, the schoolâ€

Spokane Sheriff's Office relocates training center

Old Mountain View said better suited for classes

March 26, 2015

Mike McLean

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has moved its training and personnel units to the former Mountain View Middle School, says sheriff's Sgt. Martin Tucker, who oversees the units. The sheriff's training center now occupies 46,200 square feet of le

Gonzaga University unfolds campaign to boost school's visibility

Effort aims to capitalize Bulldogs' hoop success

March 26, 2015

Katie Ross

Gonzaga University has launched a campaign that aims to introduce the university to prospective students outside of the Pacific Northwest by leveraging the visibility of its basketball programs. The marketing promotion tipped off during the West Coast Co

Education projects continue upward trajectory

Spokane Public Schools, EWU's PUB contribute solidly to mix

March 12, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Construction in the education sector is poised to ramp up here, with the recent passage of bond measures in several Spokane-area school districts and capital projects under way or planned for area colleges and universities. The capital projects either pla

Spokane Community College expands its evening offerings

Effort targets workers who don't have degree

March 12, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Spokane Community College has expanded evening hours to accommodate professionals who work full time, enabling them to finish a degree or earn credits to advance their careers. About 74,000 working-age Spokane residents have attended college but don't

WSU students to roll out Go KEFI travel website

Startup Weekend champ will test idea on campus

March 12, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Three Washington State University students who have developed Go KEFI, an affordable adventure travel website, say they are poised to test the platform on the Pullman campus. Amanda Scott, a WSU senior who generated the idea for the website, pitched the

New high tech trading room aids collegiate investors

Whitworth student analysts' investments net good profit

January 29, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Every Thursday morning at 6:15 a.m., Whitworth University senior Ashley Sievers can be found on campus in a high tech trading room, discussing stock pitches and portfolio allocations with other members of the Whitworth Student Investment Group. The H.H.