The number of Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies is shrinking, but for the executives at the corporations that remain, total compensation grew substantially in 2014, the Journal of Business annual analysis shows. Average total compensation

Washington State University's College of Nursing, now based in Spokane, is working to educate future medical professionals on the importance of reducing the extraordinarily high volume of waste generated by the health care industry.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, in Washington, D.C., has granted full accreditation to Gonzaga University's Doctor of Nursing Practice Program for the next five years. It's the first accreditation granted to the two-year old program.

Brenda Covert started working in the health care field as a registered nurse 30-some years ago and worked her way up in the ranks to implementation manager of Providence Health & Services' massive conversion to the Epic electronic medical records system

Two local brothers, Jordan and Joel Tampien, have bought the former Spokane Boxing Building at 1826 E. Sprague and plan to house their start-up real estate brokerage, 4 Degrees Real Estate, there after completing renovations. The building has 6,000 squar

During an era in which neighborhood pharmacies are being displaced by big chain drug stores, Erik Nelson has struck up a plan that's making the Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy a strong independent.