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Heritage Health's Big Lift in North Idaho

Cd'A nonprofit provider starts its preparations for Medicaid expansion

July 3, 2019

Coeur d'Alene-based nonprofit health care provider Heritage Health has witnessed a six-fold increase in the number of patients it serves annually during the past decade.

RadMax to introduce innovative motor technology

R&D company's devices draw international appeal

July 3, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Top executives at RadMax Technologies Inc., a Spokane-based research and development company, say the company is positioned to launch innovative new motor technology that has been attracting attention from companies and governments here

Executive pay declines in the Inland Northwest

Public companies' C-suite compensation falls by double digits

July 3, 2019

Linn Parish

Total compensation sustained a double-digit drop for executives at Inland Northwest-based publicly-traded companies in 2018, according to a Journal of Business analysis.

A Victory For Vino: The ascension of Washington's wine industry

Wine expected to overtake apples for the top spot in state's ag revenue

July 3, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Industry experts say wine is poised to topple the apple and become the highest revenue-producing agricultural product produced in Washington, with the industry having an estimated economic impact of $6 billion in 2018.

Around Town

Real Estate Transactions and Other Business Moves in the Inland Northwest

June 20, 2019

Staff Report

Real Estate Transactions and Other Business Moves in the Inland Northwest

For late retirement savers, best time to start is now

Several options available for income strategies beyond Social Security

June 20, 2019

Rick Biel

Not long ago, I was driving with my son. As I flipped through the radio stations, he noticed that I only listened to music from the '70s and the '80s. He asked me why I didn't listen to music from the '90s. I explained to him that during the '70

Guest Commentary: Family-owned businesses susceptible to regulatory pains

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June 20, 2019

Don Brunell

During the 1992 presidential campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, 'I feel your pain,â€ reassuring voters he understood what they were going through. Since then, similar statements of empathy have become a staple for politicians.

The Journal's View: While economic slowdown will come, reasons for optimism exist

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June 20, 2019

Staff Report

Spokane-area economists have warned Inland Northwest businesses to prepare for an economic slowdown in the second half of 2019.

Spokane massage therapist creates mobile app

Restaurants & Retail

June 20, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane massage therapist Katie Wilcox says she's created a new mobile platform called Knead It Now that's designed to help self-employed massage therapists reach new clients, build their businesses, and recover losses from cancellations.

Cycling gym opens on Monroe

Restaurants & Retail

June 20, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Spincity LLC is a new cycling gym that opened early this month at 1215 N. Monroe. Owner Jared Mueller says the business occupies an 1,800-square-foot space that previously housed Don Juan's Tailoring & Formal Wearhouse LLC.