Whiz Kids, a locally owned children's toy retailer, plans to move next month to a 4,500-square-foot space on the third floor of River Park Square, the downtown mall located at 808 W. Main. The store will be located at the west end of the mall, on the

National Native American Construction Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based, minority-owned construction company, started work last week on a $714,000 remodel of part of the Spokane County Courthouse's second floor. Located at 1116 W. Broadway, the courthouse

PULLMAN, Wash.-Pullman Re-gional Hospital, a level IV trauma center, says it has installed copper components throughout its facility as another way of reducing hospital-acquired infections and keeping patients safe.

Community Health Association of Spokane, a Spokane-based nonprofit health services provider, has bought a multitenant building in Spokane Valley and plans to open its second Valley clinic in a portion of it, says Kelley Halverson, a CHAS spokeswoman. Hal

A Washington state appellate court panel here has upheld a challenged judge's ruling that was made in a medical malpractice trial stemming from the 2010 post-surgery death of prominent Spokane architect and developer Glen Cloninger.

Washington Healthplanfinder has launched a statewide outreach campaign to encourage Washington residents to sign up or renew their health insurance plan at the organization's website, wahealthplanfinder.org.

A healthy start to the holiday season bodes well for Inland Northwest retailers, potentially creating some ripples that will benefit other sectors. As Journal staffer Katie Ross reports in this edition, the National Retail Federation is predicting holid