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Construction of Gonzaga's Mantua Hall underway to add housing for 92 students

$12.7M residential hall is expected to be completed in January

June 6, 2024

Erica Bullock

Construction of a new $12.7 million, 92-bed student residential hall at Gonzaga University is underway.

Subdivision proposed for Spokane Valley

Construction could begin as early as this fall on 29-lot development

June 6, 2024

Dylan Harris

A subdivision consisting of 29 single-family residential lots is being planned at 17621 E. Cowley, in Spokane Valley, just east of Greenacres Middle School.

WSU plans renovations at Spokane campus

School still undecided on location of Team Health facility

June 6, 2024

Dylan Harris

Washington State University Spokane is planning renovations valued at $900,000 at its Center for Clinical Research and Simulation building.

Real estate, construction news briefs

Spokane-area home sales increase in April

June 6, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

NAACP chapter president continues grandmother's leadership legacy

Gardner emerges as voice of organization at pivotal time in INW race relations

June 6, 2024

Karina Elias

Lisa Gardner, president of the NAACP, didn't have leadership or advocacy aspirations but was nevertheless compelled by the legacy of her grandmother to continue her work.

Mann-Grandstaff plans $150M in renovations, upgrades

New Spokane Valley clinic set to open this fall near Vet Center

June 6, 2024

Erica Bullock

Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center has 29 capital improvement projects planned and underway that are valued at $150 million in Spokane County.

Valley Real Life Ministries plans $20M expansion

Envisioned project will double facility's footprint

June 6, 2024

Erica Bullock

Valley Real Life Ministries is planning its fourth expansion project at its 48-acre campus near Saltese Creek, in Spokane Valley.

Networking helps women create critical connections for professional advancement

Events are shifting away from sales leads toward learning, career growth

June 6, 2024

Erica Bullock

Professional connections are in demand for women the Spokane area, and organizers are shifting focus to personal and professional growth over sales and leads.

Total employment in Spokane area increases

May 28, 2024

Total employment in the Spokane metropolitan statistical area inched upward to 277,100 in April, about 800 more than a year earlier.

Longtime Hecla CEO Phillips S. Baker retires

Board chair named interim leader

May 24, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

Phillips S. Baker Jr., longtime CEO at Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining Co., has retired and Catherine J. “Cassie” Boggs, the company’s current board chair, has been named interim CEO.