For some breast cancer sufferers, a relatively new procedure that coordinates cancer removal and breast reconstruction has proven to be a viable option.Dr. Heidi Richardson, a breast surgeon with Rockwood Health System who is a member of the at
In the unusual event that I go for a run, my route at the southern end of Spokane Valley takes me past University High School, around Chester Elementary School, and down to the back side of Painted Hills Golf Course.Or what once was Painted Golf
The Joe E. Mann Hall Army Reserve Center property in Hillyard might not be destined for public auction after all, as advocates for developmentpotentially of a workforce development and manufacturing incubator operation thererestart with
Well into its 50th year in business, Spokane carton maker Sonderen Packaging Inc. is preparing to transfer control of the company to the Sonderen family's third generation of ownership, says company President Mark Sonderen.The transfer is he as
Spokane Baptist Association Homes plans in November to launch a $10 million renovation of the 13-story Lilac Plaza low-income senior apartment tower on the North Side. Tucked in a residential neighborhood a few blocks north of Francis Avenue and
Tamela Carlson spends an average of 20 hours a week at a Avalon Care Center at Northpointe, talking to residents, staff, and administrators.While she is present at the facility as much as a part-time employee would be, Carlson isn't there to draw
Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of utility metering reading technology, has rolled out a new product intended to gauge accurately energy usage in multifamily housing and multitenant commercial complexes.Called EquaScan, the product is a
Standing in a new ambulatory operating suite in Valley Hospital days before it went live, new CEO Tim Moran recalls how different the operating rooms were when he worked in hospital maintenance as a college student in upstate New York 35-some years
Avista Corp., of Spokane, has secured a $90 million loan from Union Bank N.A., of San Francisco, the company disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this month.Avista says in the filing that it plans to use
With a proxy battle behind it and longtime executives out of office, Spokane-based travel provider Ambassadors Group Inc. believes it will stem a five-year decline and start to build up its traveler volumes again. Meanwhile, interim CEO Anthony