Internships, although commonly associated with coffee runs and mundane tasks, have become an increasingly vital part of Spokanes economy, as employers seek to secure future workers, and college students try to gain an edge in the job market they

A Spokane company plans to develop a three-story, retail and office building on Hamilton Street just east of Gonzaga University.Plans call for the structure, to be called Hamilton Square, to include a total of 36,000 square feet of floor space,

In a little more than a decade, St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute has improved its fiscal condition from critical to stable and improving, says Gary Smith, the Spokane rehab hospitals chief operating officer.Along the way, St. Lukes has

Kenneth Roberts, the recently named director of the University of Washingtons medical school program here, says hes excited about the opportunities involved in creating a start-up program, but is prepared to face some challenges along the will

The beneficial applications of blasting tumors with needle probes that emit vaporizing heat or freezing cold have blossomed, creating more options for cancer patients here, says Spokane interventional radiologist Ken Symington. The called

In fields where competition for talent is keen, some companies here say they often go beyond monetary compensation to create a community workplace culture they hope will help them attract and retain employees. The steps they take to that to

Lighthouse for the Blind Inc., a Seattle nonprofit contract manufacturer, says it will pay workers at a new facility its opening here competitive wages based on annual compensation surveys, including one done here.The nonprofit, which and for

Decorative artist Shirley Offill always has been in touch with the business side of her art, even as a child in her hometown of Missoula, Mont., where she recalls selling pictures on the school playground for a dime.Now, Offill applies her to a

Financial institutions long have been in the business of safeguarding customers assets, but gone are the days when an iron-clad vault was sufficient for the task. Now, information is an asset that also must be protected, and banks continually are

Prospera Wealth Management LLC, an affiliate of LeMaster Daniels, one of Spokanes largest accounting firms, says it has bought APC Financial Services LLC, of Bellevue, Wash., for an undisclosed sum in a related piece to a larger recent It says it