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Inland Northwest builders are optimistic about sustained growth

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December 17, 2015

Construction industry observers here predict the improving economy and an uptick in construction backlog will provide momentum to lift the industry through 2016.

Riverfront Park project is off to slow start

Critics say city has made planning missteps

December 17, 2015

Brandon Brown

Just over a year after voters greenlighted a major Riverfront Park revitalization project, crews have yet to start work on the project. Now, the Spokane Park Board expects the needed improvements to cost more than the $64.3 million voters approved for the

Spokane-area banks, credit unions foresee dampening effect

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December 17, 2015

Kim Crompton

Bank and credit union executives here say they anticipate healthy growth in loans and deposits in the coming year, although perhaps slightly softer gains than they've seen this year as historically low interest rates that have lingered for years since t

Amid ongoing transition, hospital executives are upbeat

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December 17, 2015

Kim Crompton

Health care executives here anticipate positive changes and decent, if subdued, growth in their industry in the coming year, despite a still-unsettled landscape in the wake of the federal Affordable Care Act that is sparking new alliances and fostering gr

2016 Legislative Outlook: Hoping for a friendly session

Legislature likely will focus on education mandates

December 17, 2015

Mike McLean

With expectations for a short state Legislative session that likely will focus on addressing public education mandates, many legislative priorities for the Spokane-region business community focus on protecting prior and ongoing commitments and encouraging

Kaiser Permanente to acquire Group Health Cooperative

$1.8 billion in proceeds would be used to form foundation in Washington

December 4, 2015

Journal of Business Staff

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has agreed to acquire Group Health Cooperative, a Seattle-based health insurer that has nearly 130,000 customers in Eastern Washington, Group Health announced this morning. The transaction is pending approval by

WSU researchers develop infection treatment option

Electrical stimulation might be alternative to antibiotics

December 3, 2015

Staff Report

Washington State University researchers in Pullman say they have discovered for the first time how electrical stimulation works for the treatment of bacterial infections, paving the way for a viable alternative to medicinal antibiotics.

Valley physician treats joint pain with sugar solution

Prolotherapy said to help create connecting tissue

December 3, 2015

Mike McLean

A Spokane Valley physician specializes in an alternative therapy that he says helps relieve some common forms of joint and muscle pain.

Sacred Heart reduces rate of C-section births

After record high, hospital worked to lower surgeries

December 3, 2015

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital has reduced Cesarean sections in recent years to a level a doctor here says is more acceptable and beneficial for the long-term health of mothers.