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The 2017 Journal of Business Rising Stars

Ten up-and-coming Spokane-area business leaders named to Journal's annual list

July 6, 2017

Staff Report

Take these steps to plan for your financial future

Getting a jumpstart helps, as does identifying goals

June 22, 2017

Windy L. Rudd

When it comes to financial planning and preparing for the future, many people have the instinct to bury their heads in the sand to avoid the monetary realities of the future. According to a recent retirement study published by Financial Engines Inc., ju

Challenge after ascent

Drone pioneer Empire Unmanned expands geographic reach as revenues level off

June 22, 2017

Mike McLean

Following soaring sales growth in drone services reported by Hayden-based Empire Unmanned for 2016, activity this year has begun to descend as some potential customers are viewing drone operations as a do-it-yourself industry. Bradley Ward, president of

North Idaho College aerospace curriculum grows to meet demand

College plans to expand maintenance program

June 22, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

As Idaho's aerospace industry continues to grow, so too do programs like those offered through North Idaho College's Aerospace Center for Excellence, says aerospace director Patrick O'Halloran. 'The future for aerospace jobs in this region looks

Father-son financial planners embrace tech tools

Longtime company here serves about 400 clients

June 22, 2017

Mike McLean

Financial planner Ted Demars founded what would become family-run Demars Financial Group LLC here in 1973, when he was still doing mostly insurance work, and the handheld electronic calculator was just coming onto the scene. Though such calculators initi

Inland Northwest aerospace group looks to elevate its profile

INWAC wants to engage members more actively

June 22, 2017

Boasting a membership that extends from the Cascade Mountains to Bozeman, Mont., the Inland Northwest Aerospace Consortium says is stepping up its efforts to more actively engage its current members while seeking to recruit more. 'Our total membership

Spokane City Credit Union locks in on customer service

Longtime, small organization restructures its mortgage originations

June 22, 2017

Gene Fitzpatrick, who now approaches the first full year of his tenure as president and CEO of Spokane City Credit Union, says that since he took over, the institution's focus has been on improving service for its existing customers rather than recruiti

Combating elder fraud

Edward D. Jones group focuses on seniors, retirement issues in D.C. trip

June 22, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

With cases of elder financial fraud on the rise, Edward D. Jones & Co., one of the nation's leading suppliers of financial services for individual investors, sent 85 employee volunteers to Washington, D.C., last month to meet with legislators to discuss

Office, retail structure in Mead to be expanded

Developer plans addition to physical therapy building

June 22, 2017

Mike McLean

Charles Gallagher, owner of the Institute for Physical & Sports Therapy, is developing a second phase of the multitenant commercial center, near Mead, in which the institute is a charter occupant. The 6,000-square-foot, two-story addition will be on the

Rare Ayre: Bottling a sense of place

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June 22, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Newly established business owner Michelle Anderson describes herself as a kind of story teller, whose company is working to tell the stories of the Pacific Northwest's most iconic places through their scent. 'This region's landscapes are so very e