In 1991, a newly minted religious studies and philosophy graduate of Gonzaga University pitched a business idea to the developers of NorthTown Mall, and, without a business background, drafted a business plan, borrowed money from a bank, and went a

Gonzaga University says it has raised $148 million through a capital campaign it launched three years ago, far exceeding its $119 million goal, and plans to conclude the campaign at a ceremony next week. The ceremony will be held Oct. 20 at the

Ever see a working scale model of a 600-foot-long dam and more than a half-mile of river through which water flows just as it would in real life as the dams infrastructure is altered?Avista Corp. has had an engineering company build such a of

Want to build a granny flat?That type of dwelling, known more formally as a detached accessory dwelling unit, and other unconventional types of housing could become easier to build in Spokane if the city approves proposed changes to its code. a

American hospitals improved womens survival rates by 11 percent for cardiac disease and stroke from 2001 through 2003, according to a study released this summer by Health Grades Inc., a Golden, Colo.-based health-care ratings company.A was a

At Deaconess Medical Center Womens Clinic, hundreds of photographs of babies who were delivered by the clinics certified nurse-midwives are featured prominently on the walls. Those pictures bear testament both to the midwives pride in their a

Spokane neurologist Dr. Madeleine Geraghty isnt thrilled with the view directly outside her second-floor office window at Rockwood Clinics main building near downtown. There, below, is a smoking area for patients and staff.Knowing that with

Thomas Hammer Coffee Roasters says its increasing its revenues, expanding its operations, and carving a niche in the coffee industryone squeezable sumo wrestler toy at a time.The Spokane-based company, which started in 1993 with a single in

A manual that spells out minimum standards for designing storm-water management systems in Spokane County and the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley is moving toward possible adoption early next year, following a just-concluded series of public a

Womer & Associates Inc., an architectural and engineering company here, has bought the assets of longtime Spokane structural engineering company Atwood-Hinzman Inc.Womer & Associates, which continues to operate under its name, is moving its the