The Spokane Wine Association is led by four women wine professionals who are working to elevate awareness and appreciation of the local wine industry, says Patricia Butterfield, owner of Winescape Winery and this year's SWA president.

With the hiring of Emilie Cameron last month to the position of president at Downtown Spokane Partnership, three Spokane major economic development organizations-Downtown Spokane Partnership, Greater Spokane Inc., and Visit Spokane-now are led by

Anyone looking to sell appreciated stock is unfortunately going to trigger a tax on capital gains, whether long or short term. The current legislative and political climate has produced rumblings of a potential doubling of the long-term capital gains tax.

Regardless of how successful a businessperson Larry Stanley became in Spokane, his beloved hometown of Oakesdale was never far from his heart. That's still true to this day.

Ben Small, longtime superintendent at Central Valley School District, will join the Innovia Foundation as executive director of a new program, LaunchNW, when he retires from CVSD at the end of the school year.

Women Helping Women Fund has transformed its model to a collective-giving community, a model the organization says gives more power to its donor members.

Businesses, organizations, and individuals didn't stop giving to local nonprofits in support of capital campaigns throughout the pandemic, as evidenced by at least four nonprofits who are in the midst of construction or have recently completed

In a career that spanned close to 50 years, Robert Wills was never known for pompous presentations. Instead, the co-founder of Bernardo|Wills Architects PC won clients and colleagues over with a humble approach that conveyed layers of insight

Driving around Spokane, Ed Clark says his mind is flooded with memories of the 'tremendous number” of businesses and clients that he has worked with over his half-century long career as a 'mad man.”

The list of Spokane-based organizations Gordon Budke has been involved with over the decades contains many familiar names, including Momentum '87, Leadership Spokane, the Spokane Area Economic Development Council, Eastern Washington University,