Nov. 19 / Wendell Satre dies Wendell Satre, former president, CEO, and chairman of the board of Washington Water Power Co., died at the age of 92. Satre, who retired from the Spokane company, now Avista Corp., in 1985, also served on

Meetings & Events LaunchPad Inland Northwest LLC will hold a free Spokane Area Blogs Community Event, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at The Apple Store, 710 W. Main, downtown. To RSVP for the event, e-mail It also will a 5

The Eastern Washington Center of Occupational Health & Education, sponsored by St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute in collaboration with the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries, says it has opened a satellite office in Yakima to to

Presenteeism—defined as "reduced productivity at work due to health conditions"—increasingly is being recognized as a contributor to health costs for employers. More work is needed, though, to develop reliable tools to measure and its a a

An online weight-loss program, "The Biggest Loser Club," inspired by the NBC-TV series by the same name, has evolved to include a spin-off property exclusively designed for the workplace, say three companies that are involved in the project.The

A new study shows that many office workers feel compelled to be in the office when they're sick, but few take enough steps to keep their work space clean.A recent survey by Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Framingham, that

The number of reported nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases that require days away from work to recuperate fell by 9 percent, to just under 1.24 million cases, in 2009 for private industry, state government, and local government, says the

The American Institute of Architects' architecture billings index now is above 50—the benchmark for growth in design activity—marking what the organization says is the first monthly increase in the index since January 2008. The 50.4 up