Feb. 8 / Potlatch's earnings rise Spokane-based Potlatch Corp. reported net income of $8.9 million, or 22 cents a diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with earnings of $2.9 million, or 7 cents a share, in the For of

Meetings & Events Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a breakfast meeting on Friday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner will give her 2011 State of the City Address. The cost is a

Researchers at the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania continue to find that students aren't making the grade as professionals in the workplace, says an annual nationwide survey on the state of professionalism among a

While most professors follow a standard path from graduate school to post-doctorate to tenure-track position, a few begin their research careers in private enterprise and move to academia. Little support exists for those considering such a and a

Patano+Hafermann LLC, an architecture firm with offices in Coeur d'Alene and Seattle, is on a mission to push environmentally-friendly architectural design in the Northwest beyond conventional standards.Christopher Patano and Laura Hafermann, of

Avista Corp., of Spokane, says it has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, of Washington D.C., for the fifth-floor renovation of its headquarters building, at 1411 E.