Special Report

Spokane businesses work to feed, mentors kids through Bite2Go

Bite2Go is distributing 6,200 meal kits weekly, looks to expand in INW

March 10, 2022

When students at Longfellow Elementary School returned to in-person schooling in fall 2020, they received a surprise greeting from a dinosaur, a penguin, a flamingo, and several other larger-than-life characters, who welcomed the children into the

Global Neighborhood Thrift adds trucking operations

Nonprofit hires refugees, hauls textiles to recycle

March 10, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Global Neighborhood Thrift has established its own trucking operation, executive director and founder Brent Hendricks says. Late last year, the nonprofit received authorization to operate as a trucking service from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Bucket List Living emerges as financial planning trend

â€¢New trend in financial planning emerges â€¢Some professionals caution against it

March 10, 2022

Karina Elias

The past 18 months have brought on a shift in mindset which has made many people anxious, empowered, and energized to do things earlier than initially planned, says Michael Jackson, senior vice president and Spokane-Coeur d'Alene branch manager at D.A.

Ketamine therapy gains acceptance in Spokane, clinic owners say

Psychedelic infusions treat depression, PTSD

February 24, 2022

Karina Elias

The Ketamine Clinic of Spokane is seeing a steady rise in demand from patients with acute depression seeking microdosed infusions of ketamine, an anesthetic that also has a reputation as a mind-altering drug with hallucinogenic properties

Upward and Onward: First MultiCare exec in Spokane reflects before departure

Regional CEO guided transition from CHS

February 24, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Dr. David O'Brien was largely responsible for overseeing MultiCare Health System's entrance into the Spokane market in 2017, and has remained in a leadership position here since, guiding the health care network's operations here.

Upward and Onward: Susan Stacey helms Providence INW

Chief executive skilled in leading in health care challenges, opportunities

February 24, 2022

Emily Proffitt

Coming out of a pandemic that has put unprecedented strains on an already stressed health care system will provide plenty of difficulties to surmount. But where some might see those challenges as obstacles, Susan Stacey says she sees them as

Self-questioning should precede big changes in life

Understanding motives key to action planning

February 10, 2022

Sarah Carlson

It seems I learn daily about a friend or client who is choosing to make an impactful choice in their lives. This pandemic has brought about a massive wave of people making changes in their careers, quitting or retiring from their jobs, changing homes

Guardian Angel to launch dementia care program

New protocol includes therapy, diet, treatment

February 10, 2022

Karina Elias

Guardian Angel Homes, a family-owned and operated retirement community established in Liberty Lake in 2003, plans to launch next month a new program designed to help slow cognitive decline. The program, called Enhance Protocol, will be available to all

Positive actions needed in times of volatility

Sticking to plan helps avoid foolish decisions in retirement planning

February 10, 2022

Ben KlÃ¼ndt

It is not the good times that define a person, but the tough times and how one chooses to react. The same can be said for the market and how we respond in the bad times. As I write this, we've seen the Nasdaq retreat about 14% year-to-date hitting

Holman Gardens adapts to life during COVID era

Employees learn kitchen roles amid staffing gaps

February 10, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Holman Gardens Retirement Community has endured recent hard times through creativity and flexibility, administrator Linda Hubble says. Most recently, employees at the 96-unit facility have been cross-trained in culinary duties in order to cover staffing