Hundreds of our fellow citizens stepped up to run for elected office during the recent candidate filing week. From local to federal positions, this is an example of our representative democracy at its finest.

Diversity, inclusion, and fairness need to become a central part of the Spokane business community's ongoing dialogue.

The computer sciences and electrical engineering departments at Eastern Washington University will merge on July 1, ahead of their move to the Catalyst Building in Spokane's University District this summer.

WorkWell Consultants LLC, of Spokane, has begun offering a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved COVID-19 at-home test for employers and individuals.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $2.25 million in Indian Community Development Block Grants to tribes in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Overall, tribes in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon received $6.9 million in grants.

Providence ElderPlace, a care system for the elderly, has opened its first Spokane-area PACE health and social services care clinic. The Spokane office for PACE, short for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, is located at 6018 N. Astor