After 37 years serving as the executive vice president for the Spokane Association of Realtors, Rob Higgins, 74, has announced his retirement from the association, effective Sept. 30.

The lingering effects of the pandemic on downtown restaurants are continuing to weigh down the industry, as office-employee foot traffic has been slow to return to the city core, several restaurant owners and representatives here say.

Spokane-based fintech company Haploos Inc. has received clearances from three federal government departments that company CEO Josh Arritola hopes will open up new markets for its virtual credit card. This spring, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Katherine Morgan began her duties as CEO of the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors the first week of August, taking over for Ali Taylor, who had been with the association for 23 years. In her new role, Morgan, 38, will oversee a team of five people

Hayden-based StanCraft Boat Co. has been experiencing strong growth with a 30% increase in total sales since the start of the pandemic, says Jory Schmeling, vice president of manufacturing at the handmade wooden boat manufacturing company.

This year, Stephen Lalonde, a retired high school teacher, published his fifth book, 'Anissi,” the final in a trilogy for which he says had a waiting list of people ready to purchase it. He is 72 years old.

Believe in Me, formerly the Morning Star Foundation, has increased its fundraising efforts and its distribution of funds to Inland Northwest children's charities since changing its name in November, says the foundation's CEO Julie Wukelic.

Chris Cargill, director of the Washington Policy Center's Eastern Washington office, has announced he will step down in September to become the president and CEO of a new think tank organization, Mountain States Policy Center.

The city of Davenport, 36 miles west of Spokane, is expecting an influx of up to 176 new residential units in the Lincoln County seat that had a population of barely 1,700 people as of the last U.S. Census Bureau count in 2020, says