My Green Lab has closed out an initial funding round of $1.35 million and launched a commercial subsidiary to provide third-party verification. 

Michaele Armstrong, co-founder of Washington State University's business incubator SP3NW has taken the lead as the new executive director of the Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster. 

As the state lays out plans to phase out sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, more people are choosing to install electric vehicle chargers at home. 

Nancy Vorhees, former chief operations officer for Inland Northwest Health Services, paved a path for telemedicine in the region, worked with legislators to improve access to care, and mentored future leaders during her decades-long career. 

The new president and CEO of United Way Spokane County steps into a civilian leadership role as a second career after serving in the U.S. military for 32 years. 

Site work is set to begin in early May at Whitworth University for a new 21,500-square-foot engineering and physics building. 

The second phase of construction at Highland Village in Airway Heights is underway with plans to add 67 residential dwellings to the development. 

NIL collectives have emerged as the new fundraising vehicle to pay student-athletes at local universities. In the Inland Northwest, there are two major collectives: the Zags Collective, representing Gonzaga University men's and women's basketball athletes, and the Cougar Collective which raises funds for Washington State University athletes.