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Partners with Families buys Parametrix building

Nonprofit plans to expand service offerings in 2019
September 27, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane-based nonprofit Partners with Families & Children has purchased the former Taylor Engineering building at 106 W. Mission Avenue, which it plans to remodel as its new headquarters. Formed in 2003, Partners is a nonprofit with a mission to
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Ponderosa Village signs two retail tenants

Doughnut shop, salon among prospects looking at new retail development
September 27, 2018
Samantha Peone
Doughnut shop Hello Sugar LLC and salon The Mix Salon & Day Spa LLC have been secured as tenants for the first phase of the Ponderosa Village retail development under construction in Spokane Valley, says Mike Tuntland, co-owner of Tuntland Enterprises LLC
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Taking the first steps in planning your last wishes

Prearranging a funeral still not priority for most
September 27, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
While many of us see the value in planning ahead for life's big events, when it comes to preplanning a funeral, funeral home operators here say most people are still reluctant. 'A lot of people are in denial they're going to die one day, and others
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Arevo plans reintroduction to health care markets

Company secures funding toward growth, expansion
September 27, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
The founders of Arevo Health LLC, the cloud-based software startup company that began here in 2013, say they've secured important new investments that will support the company's continued growth and expansion. Company CEO Ryan Fix says the company
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Duluth Trading Co. builds store in Valley

15,700-square-foot space expected to open by May
September 27, 2018
Samantha Peone
A new 15,700-square-foot Duluth Trading Co. workwear and accessories retail store is in development in Spokane Valley, says Marc Cable, project manager with Illinois-based Interwork Architects Inc., the company that designed the project. The project site
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—Virginia Thomas

Riverview prepares to open $7M memory care facility

New addition to retirement complex houses 20 more beds
September 27, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Spokane-based Riverview Retirement Community plans to open its new $7 million, 20-bed memory care facility next month. Spokane-based contractor Bouten Construction Co. recently completed constructing the 20,000-square-foot Riverview Memory Care facility
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—Samantha Peone

Mary Schultz notches wins for whistleblowers

Plaintiff prevails in recent $640K court settlement
September 27, 2018
Samantha Peone
Attorney Mary Schultz says plaintiffs in whistleblower cases should be praised. 'They're in really difficult positions, but everyone is relying on them,” says Schultz. '… When we put money into corporations, we expect them to be honest.”
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Natasha Nellis

Sister Sky Enterprises: Cultivating roots

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September 27, 2018
Samantha Peone
Sisters Marina TurningRobe and Monica Simeon's roots run deep in Indian Country, and that strongly influences their business, Sister Sky Enterprises Inc., they say. What started nearly two decades ago with two sisters creating natural
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—Samantha Peone

Nurse, aid shortage burdens retirement industry

Wages, more retirees, lack of testing sites possible reasons for growing 'crisis'
September 27, 2018
Samantha Peone
With higher wages in other specialties, a growing workforce void, and an increasingly large retiring population, among other factors, the retirement industry has seen a serious nursing and aid shortage, some industry professionals here say.
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