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Esthetician plans to open Skin Studio Academy here

Beauty industry sector said in growth mode

September 25, 2014

Skin care is one of the fastest-growing sectors within the beauty industry, according to Washington State Employment Security figures, says Dana Ware, a master esthetician who plans to train students in the Spokane area in all phases of skin care with the

Celeste Shaw: Business from the heart

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September 25, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Celeste Shaw spent much of her childhood on a farm near Wolf Point, a tiny town in northeastern Montana. From an early age, she says, she was torn between being out with the cowboys where the action was, and being inside with the women, whose job it was t

Long-term care insurance market faces challenges

Alternative options include hybrid and partial policies

September 25, 2014

Katie Ross

As the number of elderly Americans continues to rise, the cost of long-term care insurance has become a concern, with many here unable to afford the coverage and some choosing to buy hybrid or partial policies, some industry experts here say. Paul Vire

Duane Fladland to head up Small Business Development Center

SBDC leader had been serving as interim director

September 25, 2014

Katie Ross

The Washington State Small Business Development Center Network, the Spokane-based statewide business advisory organization, has named Duane Fladland as its director. Anson Fatland, Seattle-based associate vice president for economic development and exter

State loan, grant fuel job growth in Airway Heights

Steel companies plan to add 20 jobs there

September 25, 2014

Mike McLean

The Washington state Community Economic Revitalization Board has approved a loan and a grant totaling $538,000 to construct infrastructure to expand one steel supplier and to bring another supplier to the Inland Northwest market. Together, the companies

Assisted-living project gets go-ahead in Coeur d'Alene

Lilac Glen plan also could include 20 housing units

September 25, 2014

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene City Council has approved land-use requests for an envisioned 70-bed assisted-living facility and 20 other residential units on 13 acres of land near the French Gulch area on the east edge of the city, says architect Dick Stauffer, who

WSU's University District Health Clinic gets green light

$16.25 million project set to get started yet this year

September 25, 2014

Katie Ross

The Washington State University Board of Regents has approved the sale of up to $16.25 million in revenue bonds, to be used for the design and construction of its planned University District Health Clinic, east of downtown Spokane. The two-story, 42,000

Gravity Jack doubles sales, looks to add more offices

Mobile application developer specializes in customization

September 25, 2014

Katie Ross

Gravity Jack Inc., the Liberty Lake custom mobile application and augmented reality software developer, has doubled its revenues thus far in 2014, and is expecting to do it again in 2015, says co-founder Jennifer Richey. 'I know we doubled this year,

Niche machine shop in North Idaho eyes further expansion

Northwest Swiss mulls adding bone-screw line of products

September 25, 2014

Mike McLean

Northwest Swiss Inc., a Hayden, Idaho, precision parts manufacturer that expanded operations just last year, is considering adding a new line of products that would require it to expand once again, says Monty Spencer, the company's founder. The company

Spokane-area school bond measures could top $480 million

Several funding requests aimed at February ballots

September 25, 2014

Mike McLean

A number of Spokane-area school districts are looking to put bond measures before voters early next year that propose construction projects valued collectively at more than $480 million. The largest of those would be a bond measure recently aired by the