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Pitney Bowes keeps focus on growing its base

Company already has had half-dozen job fairs this year

May 21, 2015

Pitney Bowes has brought in 200 new hires to its Spokane operation in the last year, but it says not about to stop there. 'We have 18 job fairs scheduled for 2015,â€ says Thomas Roberts, vice president of inside and Web sales for the company. 'Weï¿

Ignite Northwest sets its strategy to jumpstart startups

New business accelerator to consult, offer classes

May 21, 2015

Billing itself as business accelerator, Ignite Northwest recently formed in Spokane with the goal of helping young tech companies overcome early startup challenges. Bill Savitz, CEO of the nonprofit organization, says accelerator businesses help companie

Russell C. Page Architects rides surge in projects

Commercial firm designs small- to mid-sized projects

May 21, 2015

Mike McLean

Russell C. Page Architects PS, a small but prolific Spokane design firm, has been enjoying a strong upturn in business over the last two years, says Russ Page, the firm's principal architect.

Downtown Spokane's West Main energy expands

Cafe, bakery cluster are latest entry to busy downtown area

May 21, 2015

Judith Spitzer

You know that downtown Spokane area west of Division that doesn't have a name? It's called everything from the East End to the Community Block to the east end of West Main-depending on who's talking. Businesses on West Main seem to be ground ze

Reopened Omak mill hits its stride

Plywood maker set to crest 200 employees

May 21, 2015

Mike McLean

Omak Wood Products LLC has ramped up production and increased its workforce a year and a half after upgrading and reopening a long-closed plywood mill about 140 miles northwest of Spokane, says Dick Baldwin, the mill's president. The mill is located in

Reducing preventable visits to emergency rooms

State coalition cites gains, attracts national attention

May 7, 2015

Staff Report

A coalition that has been working for several years to reduce preventable emergency room visits in Washington state claims it has improved utilization and quality of care, and created savings, while also drawing national attention for its efforts.

Taking a healing approach to opiate dependency

New practice here seeks to treat addiction causes

May 7, 2015

Kim Crompton

Dr. Randall Riggs, a psychiatrist, and Kimberly Stankovich, a veteran chemical dependency counselor, have opened an outpatient clinic east of downtown Spokane that they say is using an empathetic and healing approach to treat opiate-dependent patients.

WSU Spokane pharmacy students wins national research award

WSU effort seeks ways to slow, eradicate arthritis

May 7, 2015

Judith Spitzer

A Washington State University Spokane pharmaceutical sciences student has received a national award from the Rheumatology Research Foundation to fund research into slowing or eradicating osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Laser technology enhances cataract surgery, doctors say

Device is said to make more precise incisions

May 7, 2015

Two doctors at a Spokane Valley eye-care clinic say a laser device now aids them in the process of performing cataract surgery.

Pertussis rise triggers local call for vaccinations

Whooping cough outbreak boosts concerns by SRHD

May 7, 2015

Staff Report

Whooping cough (pertussis) is on the rise in Washington state, and people are being urged to get vaccinated against the disease, especially pregnant women, as infants are very susceptible to severe illness and even death from pertussis, the Spokane Region