Nicole Bishop serves as the philanthropy manager at Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners and serves on the Spokane Public Schools Board of Directors.

Brian Washburn, regional administrator at Praxis Health Inc., understands the impact of qualitative health care. The 38-year-old has centered his career around increasing access to mental health care in rural communities and destigmatizing the need for such care.

Anna Alsept, a 2025 Spokane Journal of Business Rising Star, is credited as the driving force behind the indoor track and field season at The Podium in Spokane's North Bank neighborhood.

Melissa Koontz is being recognized as a 2025 Rising Star for her drive and dynamic personality that commands a room.

When Joey Gunning left Eastern Washington University with a business administration degree, he didn’t have a tidy answer for the classic question of what came next.

The Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena will be renamed to the Numerica Veterans Arena, according to a press release from Numerica Credit Union.

A local real estate development company is partnering with Diamond Parking Services LLC to convert underused parking lots into residential housing.

Partner INW has purchased a former hardware warehouse on East Sprague that will help the nonprofit expand its services to the region's families and individuals in need. 

Smoking Monkey Pizza, an award-winning restaurant founded in Renton, Washington, has expanded to the Inland Northwest with the opening of its third location — this one across from The Davenport Hotel.