Special Report

StretchLab stretches into Spokane

StretchLab franchisee opens second club on South Hill, eyes third on North Side

July 6, 2023

The Coeur d'Alene-based franchiseof StretchLab, owned by Jaimee Cox, has expanded into the Spokane market and is eyeing an additional location here. The StretchLab at 2013 E. 29th, in the Grapetree Village commercial complex on Spokane's

Providential Solutions emphasizes DEI in therapy

Small counseling practice established to fill void

July 6, 2023

Karina Elias

Charina Carothers, a licensed independent clinical social worker and owner of Providential Solutions LLC, says she has had clients reach out to her because they need someone who understands what it is like to be of a different ethnicity.

New CEO helms Inland Imaging billing affiliate

Pat Atwal says she's excited to take lead in team environment

July 6, 2023

Erica Bullock

Spokane-based CBO has hired Pat Atwal as the revenue cycle management company's new CEO, who she says will be responsible for scaling operations and services and expanding customers. Atwal says, 'I realized it was just the perfect thing at the

Bucket system assigns jobs to business income

Prioritizing cash flow can aid current, future needs

June 22, 2023

Noah Schwab

Determining how to allocate a business's profits can be a challenging task. Each dollar should be assigned to the right area to ensure financial stability and growth. I've developed the four-bucket method to conceptualize how business owners should

RiverBank finds success with no-branch model

Spokane-based financial institution sees growth in income, loans, deposits

June 22, 2023

Dylan Harris

Since its opening in 2006, Spokane-based RiverBank Holding Co., the parent company of RiverBank, has maintained an unusual approach to community banking: The bank operates out of just one office, located in a four-story building at 202 E. Spokane Falls

Investors challenged to keep discipline, balance

Bull, bear timers often late with market actions

June 22, 2023

Tim Mitrovich

Investors are as challenged as they've been in a while, with equity markets posting solid returns to start the year and story stocks-today's version being anything 'AI,â€ such as Nvidia-soaring to new highs, while recessionary concerns and

Frankly, STCU expands its business banking services

Credit union rolls out new sister brand in campaign

June 22, 2023

Karina Elias

STCU, the Liberty Lake-based credit union with branches in Washington and Idaho, has launched STCU Business, a sister brand that aims to expand business banking services. STCU Business is led by three veterans of the financial services industry who

Wheatland Bank CEO tabbed by FDIC

Susan Horton agrees to two-year advisory term

June 22, 2023

Erica Bullock

After the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March, a representative of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sought out Susan Horton and asked her to share thoughts and advice for industry reform.

Sibling-owned dump truck businesses thrive in North Idaho

Young companies see strong growth thanks to construction demand

June 8, 2023

Keith Erickson

With sustained construction demand in Kootenai County, two family-owned, North Idaho dump truck businesses are picking up steam. Separately owned but family-connected Hidden Ridge Trucking LLC and Collins Trucking LLC have a combined

Circle K station planned in Valley

$1.5 million project slated on site in Greenacres area

June 8, 2023

Karina Elias

Tempe, Arizona-based convenience store chain Circle K Stores Inc. plans to build a store and fueling station at 18723 E. Cataldo, in the Greenacres area of Spokane Valley, says Emily Estes-Cross, public information officer for the city of Spokane Valley.