Trees are budding just as many in the Spokane area are holing up at home due to coronavirus concerns. If there was any time for spring cleaning and organizing, it's now. For those overwhelmed by the clutter, Cindy Vanhoff offers support and solutions

People who know Tom Tiffany describe him as a science enthusiast with a knack for strategizing, traits that served him well in his career in the medical laboratory industry. 'I was always enamored with the sciences,” he says.

Now on his third attempt at retirement, longtime real estate developer John Stone says he has no intention of slowing down. 'He's just one of those who will always need something to do,” says Nikole Cummings, of Riverstone Holdings LLC.

Though founded by a man in the predominantly male world of manufacturing, West Plains packaging equipment manufacturer Pearson Packaging Systems has a long history of being run by women. And arguably, none played a more influential role than Pam Senske

Phil Kuharski, the former Fidelity Mutual Savings Bank executive long known as the leading economic authority on the Spokane real estate market, says he's been working with numbers since he was 6 years old.

Spokane restaurateur Larry Brown, 75, got his entrepreneurial start early in life. At age 12, his mother said to him, 'You're old enough to start paying your own way.”

Spokane-based injectable-drug manufacturing and packaging startup Selkirk Pharma Inc. has raised $9 million in new angel funding. Meanwhile, the company is considering how the current coronavirus pandemic could affect the construction time line

The wooden tables are polished and gleaming, lined with red metal chairs waiting for customers that aren't allowed to stay. The lights are dimmed, but the doors are open for take-out business at Brick West Brewery, in downtown Spokane.

By Friday, March 20, Spokane had lost more than $35 million in anticipated economic impacts as events that had been scheduled to take place in the Spokane area were canceled or postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.