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

With the 2014 election now certified, only one of the nine justices on the Washington State Supreme Court will be from Eastern Washington, Justice Debra Stephens. Had she not won her election, all of the state's Supreme Court justices would be from the

Rush-On LLC, of Sandpoint, has launched an online clearinghouse for adventure junkies-or anyone desiring to experience bucket list-worthy activities, says entrepreneur Devin Dufenhorst, Rush-On's CEO. Located in the Sandpoint Center at 414 Church Str

The majority of business owners plan on using the proceeds from the sale of their business to fund their retirement. However, the 2013 State of Owner Readiness Survey revealed that more than 80 percent of business owners have no formal transition plan.

Spokane-based technology company iCPooch, which was launched in 2012 by then 12-year-old Brooke Martin, of Spokane, has experienced a jump in sales and is launching in retail stores in addition to being available online, says Chris Martin, the company's

Spokane-based Imprezzio Inc. has acquired AFS Web, a Colum-bus, Ohio-based creative web design and development company, as well as its trademarked content management system ZOOM CMS. Imprezzio, co-founded here in 2004 by Dave Talarico and Kelly Birr, de

IntelliPaper LLC, the Edwall, Wash.-based company that makes paper-based USB flash drives, is receiving a $15,000 state grant for a feasibility study to identify an appropriate site for a permanent facility in Lincoln County. The Washington State Communi