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California company acquires Quest Integration

Company to keep N. Idaho location, expand offerings

September 10, 2020

Post Falls-based Quest Integration Inc. has been acquired by California-based Hawk Ridge Systems. Chantel Hirschel, marketing manager for Quest, which sells and provides support of manufacturing-design software and hardware for 3-D printing technology,

Longtime South Hill hardware store changes hands

Milller's to keep name following acquisition

September 10, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Following a five-month closure, Miller's Hardware on the South Hill has quickly sprung back to life. New owner Stace Heston acquired the business on Aug. 3 and opened it the following day.

Rachae Bell rings in new chiropractic clinic

South Hill practice expands with office north of Spokane

September 10, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Rachae Bell's sentiments have gone from a skeptical, woo-woo, to a celebratory, woo-hoo, as it relates to what she once thought about being a chiropractor to now opening a second clinic more than 12 years later.

Retail health care expands in Spokane

Virtual care services also see exponential growth

September 10, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Retail health care is a growing trend in the Spokane region, with at least 16 care clinics dedicated to providing consumer-driven care to patients popping up all over the county over the past few years.

2020 Rising Stars: Medcurity's Joe Gellatly

Health tech startup exec drawn to entrepreneurship

September 10, 2020

LeAnn Bjerken

Joe Gellatly has what he calls a 'heart for entrepreneurship.â€ 'The most rewarding part of my job is being part of the start-up community here in Spokane,â€ he says. 'I'm always excited to meet, interact with, and encourage people who

2020 Rising Stars: Multifab's Rochelle Marsh

Multifab CFO brings passion for manufacturing to family's business

September 10, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Rochelle Marsh's most vivid childhood memories of going into Multifab Inc., the company her father Tim Smith founded in the 1980s, involve hanging out at her favorite pop machine and riding forklifts around the warehouse.

2020 Rising Stars: West Plains Chamber of Commerce's Toby Broemmeling

Business group leader fond of small-town charm

September 10, 2020

Natasha Nellis

'You always want to have that leader that you rally to in the center of a whirlwind,â€ says Brian Newberry of 38-year-old Toby Broemmeling, the executive director of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce.

2020 Rising Stars: Downtown Spokane Partnership's Elisabeth Hooker

Downtown promoter aims to enhance quality of life

September 10, 2020

LeAnn Bjerken

Elisabeth Hooker, marketing director for the Downtown Spokane Partnership and 39-year-old Rising Star, says she feels blessed to show up at work every day, doing what she loves in her hometown. 'I'm happy to be part of something larger

2020 Rising Stars: The Great PNW's Joel Barbour

Passion for PNW drives apparel company founder

September 10, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Joel Barbour, owner and creative director of The Great PNW Inc., spent his youth in Spokane skateboarding, riding dirt bikes, and surrounded by art. Combining those interests with his love for the Pacific Northwest led Barbour to create

2020 Rising Stars: attorney Natasha Hill

Attorney helps others via advocacy, litigation

September 10, 2020

Erica Bullock

Natasha Hill, sole practitioner of Natasha L. Hill PS, says she has a passion for helping families and enjoys litigation. 'I've done well with people at their worst,â€ says Hill, 38.