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Foundation here back to granting travel wishes

Nonprofit forced to cancel trips during pandemic; boosted other programs

July 29, 2021

March 2020 is a month that many will never forget. It was in March of 2020 that the World Health Organization declared that we were facing a pandemic outbreak called COVID-19. There were mask mandates, quarantines, and an immediate and radical change to

Retirement expectations, reality often don't align

Dollar-cost averaging can increase savings in long-term strategy

July 29, 2021

Sarah Carlson

Will your retirement dreams match your reality? That's perhaps the most critical question to ask people who are currently retired. Is your retirement what you expected, or is it something else? For more than 30 years, the Employee Benefit Research Ins

Communities in Schools serves through COVID-19

Organizational efforts picked up in pandemic

July 29, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Once housed in 400 square feet of diminutive office space in downtown Spokane, the nonprofit Communities in Schools of Spokane County in early 2020 moved to three times that amount of space in the Tapio Office Center. It hasn't even been 18 months

Decolonizing nonprofits

Work involves education, analysis of power structure, hiring practices, experts say

July 29, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Nonprofit organizations are beginning to look inward when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion, some observers here say. Tara Ramos, owner of Spokane-based Redfox Consulting and a member of the IÃ±upiat Alaskan Native group, says demand for her

'Pringles' church roof dubbed feat of engineering

Paraboloid design results in strength of structure

July 15, 2021

Luke Modugno

Although Spokane doesn't have the most recognizable skyline, assistant professor of civil engineering at Gonzaga University Joshua Schultz would argue that the buildings within it are nothing short of spectacular.

Johnston Engineering builds on strong 2020

Firm expects continued revenue growth this year

July 15, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Johnston Engineering PLLC saw its strongest year-over-year growth last year and is on track to meet or exceed that level this year, says owner Andy Johnston.

Moses Lake school design promotes project-based learning

Real World Academy said future of education

July 15, 2021

Kelly Hendrickson

Moses Lake, like many central Washington cities, has been growing for decades. The region has been attractive to both the technology and manufacturing industries.

Spokane architect Bob Wills reflects on his 50-year career

Wills reflects on creating firm, succession planning

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Bob Wills is retiring after 30 years alongside firm co-founder Gary Bernardo at the helm of Spokane-based architecture firm Bernardo|Wills Architects PC. Bernardo says planning for the departure of his partner has long been in progress.

Engineering Idaho: David Evans & Associates consults on major traffic changes

Firm to work on $57.2M interchange project

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Established in Portland, Oregon in 1976, the transportation civil engineering consulting company David Evans & Associates Inc. has secured a solid presence in the Inland Northwest.

Small farms work to stave off droughts, fires

Increasingly hotter weather drives up costs for farmers

July 1, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Tucked away on a small 50-acre property in Valleyford, about 12 miles southeast of downtown Spokane, CasaCano Farms owners Madyson Versteeg and Jorge Cano have been hard at work reducing fire and drought risks.