Community-Minded Enterprises is purchasing the facility it currently occupies at 2001 N. Division, in Spokane, where the nonprofit plans to expand its capacity to deliver integrated social services under one roof.
Three companies that operate in Eastern Washington and North Idaho are contributing to the franchise movement in the Spokane area by transitioning to a franchise business model as a strategic path to brand expansion and market reach.
Since the Journal last visited with him nearly a decade ago,
Berry Fowler, who perhaps is best known as the founder of the Sylvan Learning Centers franchise operation he sold in 1985, remains active with his executive coaching business school and a franchise consultancy.
The Journal of Business hosted Spokane influencer Chandler Baird, founder and owner of Spokane Eats, for its most recent Elevating The Conversation podcast.
Vandervert Hospitality Inc. has completed two west Spokane hotel renovation projects at the Hampton by Hilton Spokane Airport and Hilton Garden Inn Spokane Airport and has plans for improvement projects for two additional properties in the company's portfolio.
U.S. community bank sales to credit unions have reached a record high of 19 acquisitions announced nationwide from Jan. 1 to Oct. 25, but the trend is of concern to some bankers who are calling on more federal oversight of the transactions.
While the accounting industry faces an employee-pipeline crisis, Kemper Rojas, managing partner at Fruci & Associates PS, says the Spokane-based accounting firm has been engaging strategies focused on talent retention and recruitment.
Gonzaga University Public Health chair Robin Pickering writes that several strategies can be employed by professional women to reduce feelings of isolation and foster greater well-being.
Access to behavioral health care is expanding for oncology patients in the Inland Northwest with the launch of a new partnership between Cancer Care Northwest PS and Advanced Behavioral Health LLC.
At Morrison-Maierle, we approach building design with the end user in mind. One way our structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers accomplish this is by adopting the three-legged stool model. This analogy is a great guide for designing permittable, constructable, and maintainable projects and provides our clients in Spokane and throughout the northwest with buildings geared toward the end user.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, our region faced a critical challenge: how to rebuild and revitalize our economy. The answer may lie in an often-overlooked sector that's both the heart of our community and a powerful economic engine – the creative economy.
I am sometimes asked how the Journal of Business got its start. The answer is the kind you can’t exactly provide in an elevator speech. But I was there, so if you have a few minutes, let me tell you the story. It’s a yarn I’ve written in various ways for past anniversaries of this cherished newspaper, so my apologies if you’ve heard the punchlines before. It’s also a story of how a new publication beat the odds to survive in a difficult industry, and one that became even more challenging years later.