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New EWU recycling center aims to raise output

Cheney campus ranked 15th in an EPA challenge

May 7, 2015

Eastern Washington University has opened a new recycling center that it hopes will help it advance its recycling efforts.

Eco Depot's success on the 'solar coaster'

Owners hope to achieve $1 million in sales this year

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

Over the last several years, Nadine Sullivan and her brother Bruce Gage have narrowed the focus of Eco Depot Inc.'s environmentally friendly building products to concentrate mostly on selling and installing solar-electric systems.

Courtland Place strives to convey luxury, intimacy

42-unit facility in Valley stays near full occupancy

April 23, 2015

Jim Coghlan says he would put Courtland Place, an independent senior living facility in the Spokane Valley, up against any upscale retirement complex in the area. He's so confident of how well it would match up that he compares the facility to a luxury

Washington Trust Bank's Jeff Schlenker: Maximize Social Security benefits with key steps

Your plan should be part of 'whole picture' analysis

April 23, 2015

Jeff Schlenker

What can you do to make Social Security work better for you? Don't take it for granted. Although it sounds simple, Social Security is surprisingly complicated. Whether going through this process alone or with the help of a financial professional, be sur

Wading through Social Security survivor options

Analysts advise couples to formulate strategy early

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Understanding the Social Security system can be a challenge regardless of marital status, but if you're married and your spouse dies, it's important to have prepared in advance to traverse a system that can be complex, says Sarah Carlson, owner of Spo

Brookdale Place at Harbor Crest taps need

'Person-centered' facility focuses on quality of life, maintains high occupancy

April 23, 2015

Mike McLean

Brookdale Place at Harbor Crest aims to enrich the lives of residents at the retirement community by ensuring they have opportunities to make the best of each day, says Sandra Bachmeyer, sales manager at the South Hill complex.

Community colleges prioritize entrepreneurship

Avista Corp. supporting programs at both SCC, NIC

April 9, 2015

Inland Northwest community colleges are beginning to take on a business ownership angle in some of their course offerings. Both Spokane Community College and North Idaho College have entrepreneurship programs into which Spokane-based Avista Corp. has inve

WSU program looks to fulfill hospitality training

Online courses designed to help working students

April 9, 2015

Nancy Swanger

Spokane has long enjoyed strong-rooted success in community involvement and with marquee local events such as Hoopfest and Bloomsday, both of which draw national participation. Add to this the construction underway at the Davenport Grand Hotel, and it's

Smokers found increasingly expensive to employ

More employers develop tobacco-free workplaces

April 9, 2015

Robin Pickering

Hiring a smoker could cost business owners nearly $6,000 extra per year. That was the finding of a recent study comparing the cost of employees who smoke with nonsmokers, published in the peer reviewed journal Tobacco Control. This cost includes increa

Terry Chambers, Doohong Park, and Tim Taylor say the SBDCâ€™s internship program is mutually beneficial to interns and businesses.

SBDC research intern program: Going beyond borders

Research interns provide insight into international markets

April 9, 2015

Katie Ross

The Washington State University Small Business Development Center's research internship program is giving college and graduate students real-life research experience while also helping Washington businesses with export market research.