A state investment aimed at adding and retaining high-value manufacturing jobs complements a $30 million private investment for an expansion at Mercer Mass Timber LLC in Spokane Valley, a move local leaders say will anchor the company’s future in the region and strengthen Washington state’s manufacturing industry.

Richland, Washington-based Disruption Healthcare PLLC, which does business as Complex Care Center PLLC, has opened a primary and chronic care medical office in Spokane Valley to help meet a growing demand in Eastern Washington.

Dodo’s at the High Spot LLC, a restaurant and passion project between two lifelong friends, is expected to open Nov. 15 at 17416 E. Sprague, about a mile west of Barker Road in the Greenacres area of Spokane Valley.

Salvation Army Spokane is tentatively preparing to reopen its food pantry at the end of October after completing a renovation intended to more than double usable floor space and add a new waiting room.

Some people perceive domestic abuse as a private matter that typically occurs in the home, but domestic violence doesn’t stop when a survivor arrives at work, it substantially impacts business and organizations.

Jubilant HollisterStier LLC’s third sterile fill-finish line at its Spokane facility is now beginning commercial production, the pharmaceutical contract manufacturer announced last week.

Spokane-based Eye Consultants PS has opened a new clinic and is preparing to open a surgery center in Spokane Valley, to expand patient access to cataract and vision care.

Inland Northwest employers are reevaluating plans to hire international workers after the federal government abruptly raised the H-1B visa fee to $100,000 per worker, local immigration attorneys say.