Providence Health Care CEO Dr. Andy Agwunobi has adopted a more conciliatory tone toward Rockwood Clinic as that big health-care provider moves closer to a proposed sale of its practice to Providence rival Community Health Systems Inc.Rockwood by

The landscape of music and video sales and rentals has changed dramatically here, with smaller players dwindling in number and national companies seeking ways to stem losses as formidable competition from Internet ordering and delivery methods of a

A task force that has studied whether it's feasible to establish a four-year medical school in Spokane has concluded that such a school is feasible, says Brian Pitcher, chancellor of Washington State University Spokane and a member of the task a 1

Two occupational nurses who once worked at Kaiser Aluminum's Trentwood rolling mill have built a growing business that helps employers here reduce employees' lost work time by managing their health and safety programs better and providing case and

The Center of Occupational Health and Education, a pilot project launched in 2003 with a center here and one in Renton, Wash., has succeeded in cutting workers' compensation costs, and now its leaders are working on a plan to elevate it to a as as

Safety equipment vendors here say product innovations are scarce these days, as manufacturers have pulled in their horns to weather the recession. Meanwhile, sales are generally softer, though there are some bright spots in the safety market.For