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Is #MeToo movement hurting attractive women?

Research turns up surprising responses
November 21, 2019
Robin Pickering
Few could dispute that the #MeToo movement brought with it a tidal wave of empowerment and validation for women. Originally created by Tarana Burke in 2006, it eventually reached its media peak in 2017 with the sexual abuse allegations
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—Kevin Blocker

Worksource's Talent Solutions team evolve

Organization changes name of unit to reflect focus shift
November 21, 2019
Kevin Blocker
In an ongoing shift to modernize, Spokane's longtime employment and worker retraining agency WorkSource has revamped the duties of its former Business Engagement Team.
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 Virginia Thomas

EWU looks to fix 'leaky' STEM pipeline with 100 Women Strong

Program aims to attract, keep females in engineering, computer science fields
November 7, 2019
Virginia Thomas
The national average for women undergraduate students majoring in engineering and computer science is 20%, while the percentage of women students in those majors at Eastern Washington University trails even that low rate at 10%, says Leslie Cornick,
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NATASHA NELLIS

Putting the tech in architecture

Local firms explore 3D, virtual reality, drones
November 7, 2019
Natasha Nellis
The flood of technology over the past 10 years has changed the day-to-day operations of Inland Northwest architecture firms, and up-and-coming technology advances have the potential to change the industry even more, experts say.
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—Virginia Thomas

Returning independence to the visually impaired

Lilac Services provides client training, support in 14 INW counties
October 24, 2019
Virginia Thomas
For nearly 50 years, Spokane-based Lilac Services for the Blind has offered training, tools, and support for blind or visually impaired Eastern Washington residents.
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Post Falls nonprofit Newby-Ginnings serves veterans in need

Inspired by fallen son, founder sees nonprofit grow at rapid pace
October 24, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Newby-Ginnings of North Idaho founder Theresa Hart is following a path she says is guided by her late son, Nicholas Newby, an Idaho National Guardsman who was killed while serving in Baghdad in 2011.
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—Natasha Nellis

Global Neighborhood Thrift moves, doubles retail space

Thrift store has moved, doubled its retail space
October 24, 2019
Natasha Nellis
Spokane nonprofit Global Neighborhood Thrift started eight years ago with just two employees and a vision of helping refugees settle into the U.S.
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—Kevin Blocker

Innovia launches initiative to keep more wealth in Inland Northwest

Big generational transfer expected in next decade
October 24, 2019
Kevin Blocker
Recognizing the chance to seize on an 'unprecedented opportunity,” leadership at the Innovia Foundation, which oversees targeted endowments, local grants, and scholarships, has started an awareness campaign across the 20-county region it serves.
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—Natasha Nellis

Rainier Patents takes patient approach

Spokane firm preaches gradual growth
September 26, 2019
Natasha Nellis
Paul Mitchell, patent attorney at Spokane-based Rainier Patents PS, has intentionally maintained a gradual rate of company growth that he contends lends itself to better client interactions - and eliminates the need for formal staff meetings. It's a m
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Virginia Thomas

Still-young Piskel Yahne Kovarik law firm grows up, gets larger

Piskel Yahne Kovarik now training next generation
September 26, 2019
Virginia Thomas
They're not 30-somethings anymore, but the principals of Spokane law firm Piskel Yahne Kovarik PLLC say their approach has remained largely the same as it was seven years ago when they started the firm--and it's paid off.
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