A rare birth defect called anencephaly has increased dramatically among infants born in three Eastern Washington counties this decade. Since 2010, the rates of anencephaly in Benton, Franklin and Yakima counties have been significantly higher than both t

Future nursing education should involve more learning in teams with cross-discipline health care students, working together in patient scenarios and using technology, says the new Spokane-based dean of the Washington State University College of Nursing.

Womer & Associates, the Spokane-based, Native American-owned architectural and engineering firm, says it has been recognized for a tribal project it designed recently, and has landed another design project from the same West Side tribe.

Uptic Studios Inc., which started with principals and founders Matthew and Julie Collins working out of their South Hill home six years ago, now is becoming a familiar name in Spokane's architectural design community. The Spokane Chapter of the America

Integrus Architecture PS, of Spokane, is keeping a strong focus on public works projects, particularly those for higher education facilities. The firm is looking to build on its design expertise even as it faces a shortage of skilled architects to add to

Prominent Spokane-based civil engineering company Taylor Engineering Inc. will merge with Seattle-based Parametrix Inc. and will operate under the Parametrix name by the end of the month, says Mark Aronson, co-owner of Taylor Engineering. Taylor Engineer

Spokane-based Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest is reducing its waste stream through its outlet and salvage center that so far has cut its disposal bills by more than a third. In 2015, the outlet center's second full year of operation, Goodwi

Spokane Valley-based Sunshine Disposal & Recycling has more than doubled its workforce in just a little more than a decade as the company continues to expand services across the Inland Northwest, says company president Marc Torre. Sunshine had 45 employe

Spokane-based energy and sustainability management service provider Ecova Inc. has expanded its services to include European markets, through its parent company ENGIE. Along with its European expansion, company officials say it's continuing to invest

Sandy Davidson, administrator at Pine Ridge Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Spokane Valley, says a key part of caring for patients there involves learning about their histories so as to be able to help them recall and share past memories.