For the first time in its 20-plus years in business, Coeur d'Alene-based Aspen Homes & Development LLC soon will add custom-design apartment complex to its portfolio of work.

After 20 years of chronic back pain, former Stevens County Commissioner Fran Bessermin decided quality of life was more important than the fear of having spinal surgery and elected to undergo a new surgery technique developed last year.

Thomas Ethen's diverse resume through the years has led to the one job he finds to be most enjoyable of all: remote pilot in command-more commonly known as drone pilot.

Though notable strides in workplace culture and policy change undoubtedly have improved employment conditions for many women over the last several decades, the impacts of sexism on women are particularly evident in male-dominated fields.

New research shows the use of cannabis among pregnant women is increasing as both medical and recreational marijuana are legalized in more states.

In 2013, the Yakima Herald reported the brutal assault of Yakima real estate broker Vern Holbrook at a rural home he was showing to a couple who posed as potential buyers.

Even though the passage of Initiative 976 and its subsequent court challenge have left some public projects up in the air, 2020 is expected to be another strong year of public work, with more than $290 million in activity expected to begin this year

Derrell Hartwick became CEO of the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 1, following the retirement of previous chamber CEO Steve Wilson. Hartwick comes to North Idaho from Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was director of sales

Spokane-based development company Philomena LLC, which is led by Spokane native and basketball legend John Stockton, is planning a mixed-use facility at the site of the former state emissions testing facility at 920 N. Hamilton

Spokane Valley-based online marketplace retailer etailz Inc., the one-time poster child for startup success in the Inland Northwest's entrepreneurial ecosystem, expects to increase its sales and market presence this year after a brief era of transition.