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Q&A with Canopy Credit Union CEO Charlotte Nemec

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September 12, 2019

Canopy Credit Union - formerly Spokane Federal Credit Union - has seen some changes in the past year. Last summer, Charlotte Nemec became the Spokane-based credit union's president and CEO. Around that time, the credit union announced it was

HomeStreet Bank sells three of its Spokane, Coeur d'Alene offices to HomeBridge

HomeBridge Financial buys Spokane ops as part of larger transaction

September 12, 2019

Virginia Thomas

New Jersey-based mortgage lender HomeBridge Financial Services Inc. has acquired three HomeStreet Bank standalone home loan centers in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area as part of a larger transaction. In all, HomeBridge acquired 72 standalone home loan

Spokane Business & Industrial Park plans first big expansion since 2012

Crown West to begin work on $7.6M office, warehouse building

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The Spokane Business & Industrial Park is eying its next big expansion, says Dean Stuart, executive of Crown West Realty LLC, which owns and manages the park. The 45-building business park is planning a new $7.6 million, 120,000-square-foot office and

2019 Rising Stars: Dan Wadkins

Young partner expands big law firm's services

September 12, 2019

Mike McLean

At age 35, attorney Dan Wadkins already has put in 10 years helping prominent Spokane-based law firm Lee & Hayes PLLC law firm broaden its corporate intellectual property services. 'I'm technically the first person they hired as part of this

2019 Rising Stars: Rosemary Warnick

Owner works with investors to 'make Spokane better'

September 12, 2019

Mike McLean

Rosemary Warnick, owner and president of Premier 1031 Inc., says she became a business owner almost by necessity, after her mentor died, leaving a void in service providers for Spokane-area commercial real estate transactions known as 1031 exchanges.

2019 Rising Stars: Adam Jackson

Early exposure to business shapes career decisions

September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Ask Adam Jackson, Mountain West Bank's assistant vice president of professional and commercial lending, how he arrived at this place in his life and you'll hear more about others than you will about him. Growing up on Spokane's South Hill as the

2019 Rising Stars: Mary McDirmid

Adviser manager invests in success of others

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Mary McDirmid, managing director and special care planner at MassMutual Northwest, says nothing is more important to her than time, and that being able to set her own schedule is the key to her success. 'Time is the most important thing to me right

2019 Rising Stars: Lars Gilberts

'Nomad' comes home, propels, University District

September 12, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Lars Gilberts has headed the nonprofit University District Development Association for more than two years. In that time, former U District board chairman Karl Otterstrom says, Gilberts has accelerated progress on several projects and goals, including

2019 Rising Stars: Lacy Crowder

Tenacious real estate CFO has passion for startups

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

'A shooting star,â€ says Tom Simpson. 'She travels fast, she's bold, leaves a trail, and she lights up the room.â€ It's easy to see why these words come without hesitation about the 31-year-old Lacy Crowder, though she's more apt to describe

2019 Rising Stars: Spencer Williams

Young leader captains company during evolution

September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

One could question the validity of a person being called a rising star when they're shooting up the ranks of a family business. But when the trajectory continues after the business is acquired and then merged with another company, well, such questions