Special Report

Becoming pet friendly

Animals improve quality of life, some operators say

September 24, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

South Hill Senior Living administrator Leslie Bass says coming to work can sometimes remind her a little of Noah's ark.

WSU pursues sustainability in nursing school curriculum

Two professors helping to push for sustainability

September 10, 2015

Washington State University's College of Nursing, now based in Spokane, is working to educate future medical professionals on the importance of reducing the extraordinarily high volume of waste generated by the health care industry.

Young Gonzaga nursing program attains full accreditation

More than 130 health professionals enrolled

September 10, 2015

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, in Washington, D.C., has granted full accreditation to Gonzaga University's Doctor of Nursing Practice Program for the next five years. It's the first accreditation granted to the two-year old program.

Migrating from front-line nursing to online records at Providence

Providence's Covert sees big shifts in industry, career

September 10, 2015

Chris Street

Brenda Covert started working in the health care field as a registered nurse 30-some years ago and worked her way up in the ranks to implementation manager of Providence Health & Services' massive conversion to the Epic electronic medical records system

Prescribing independence

Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy grows with compounding, packaging

September 10, 2015

Mike McLean

During an era in which neighborhood pharmacies are being displaced by big chain drug stores, Erik Nelson has struck up a plan that's making the Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy a strong independent.

Cardiac care expansion at Sacred Heart

$19.2 million project set to wrap up next February

September 10, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center is underway on the second phase of a $19.2 million redesign and expansion of its cardiac intensive care unit.

New owner reopens hotel as La Quinta

Property north of Spokane underwent big renovation

August 27, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Malbco Holdings LLC, a Spokane-based real estate investment company that buys and sells office buildings and hotels, has reopened a hotel building along Newport Highway as La Quinta Inn & Suites-Spokane North.

Third-generation broker keeps Plese Realty thriving

Despite size, brokerage does substantial volume

August 27, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Forty-five-year-old Vic Plese has worked in his family's real estate business, Plese Realty LLC, for 26 years now.

New warehouse building planned at Playfair park

City OKs building permit for $4.3 million structure

August 27, 2015

Playfair Commerce Park LLC, of Spokane, is taking the next step in the development of an industrial park at the site of the former horse racing track on the east side of Spokane, securing a building permit for another structure there, city documents show.