Offering paid parental leave for all employees isn't just the right thing to do, it's also a sound business practice. As the co-owner of one of the fastest growing law firms in Idaho, I'm hyperfocused on how to recruit and retain top talent at

Richard Larkins decided it was time for a change. After nearly a decade of working in the financial collections sector, much of it in California, he'd had enough, says his wife, Jennilea Larkins. 'He was done with it. Absolutely done,” she says.

Restaurant owner Peter Froese had a prime downtown Spokane location fall into his lap when former Santé owner Jeremy Hansen called him and asked him if he wanted to take over the location at 404 W. Main. Now, after some interior reconstruction, Froese

Pounder's Jewelry, at 3131 N. Division, says it has purchased the Spokane Clock, 3140 N. Division, and moved that business' operations under its roof. 'We have a separate watch division at Pounder's,” says Dave Sharp, a horologist at

Blue Cross of Idaho has opened an office in Coeur d'Alene that the health insurance provider says eventually will employ 40 people, representing a variety of departments. The new office is located at 1812 N. Lakewood Drive and is open 8 a.m. to 4:30

Kirkland, Washington-based AristaPoint, an insurance agency and private group market administrator, has opened a new Spokane office in the historic Flour Mill, at 621 W. Mallon, says CEO Patrick Chestnut. The new office will include full-time consulting

Plans for the proposed North 40 Outfitters retail store on the West Plains are moving forward, according to building permit application information on file with the city of Spokane. The planned $6.5 million store will be located on vacant land at 9646

Specialty supermarket Natural Grocers, a subsidiary of Lakewood, Colorado-based Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc., is planning a new South Hill store at a former Hastings Entertainment site, at 2512 E. 29th, according to a building permit