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21st century leadership requirements include the feminine

Male executives seem to want to hire and promote more women, but struggle with processes to do it
September 24, 2020
Nancy Hilpert
I have navigated the challenges of hiring women into leadership roles and observed the evolution of attitudes and approaches over three decades. Working in the male-dominated technology space, women like me were expected to figure
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Kevin Blocker

Elizabeth Kelley dedicates career to defending those with developmental disabilities

Spokane-based attorney builds national practice
September 24, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Elizabeth Kelley hails from a family of attorneys. But even with a law degree herself, she had no aspirations of practicing after earning her juris doctorate, and she certainly never imagined she'd end up being a criminal defense attorney representing
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Virginia Thomas

Is the force majeure with you?

Little precedent for cases means uncertain outcomes if contract clause is invoked
September 24, 2020
Virginia Thomas
A portion of contract law is moving into the commercial law spotlight as businesses come to terms with being unable to carry out their contracts fully because of the COVID-19 pandemic or related government-imposed restrictions. A force majeure clause is
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Natasha Nellis

Paine Hamblen accelerates major office remodel

Paine Hamblen accelerates major office remodel
September 24, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Spokane-based law firm Paine Hamblen LLP has started a two-phase renovation project at its offices in the Washington Trust Bank building downtown, that firm representatives say will allow for more collaboration. The remodel has been several years in the
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2020 Rising Stars: Community-Minded Television's DaShawn Bedford

Self-taught producer is casting a spotlight for others to shine
September 10, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Working as a roofer in the construction industry in his early 20s, DaShawn Bedford often found himself daydreaming about what he really wanted to be doing. And that was shooting video.
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2020 Rising Stars: Kalispel Casino's Alia Russell

Education fuels casino manager's zeal for growth
September 10, 2020
Virginia Thomas
Alia Russell says she was led to her current position of casino operations manager at the Kalispel Casino, in Cusick, Washington, by her desire to be involved at the beginning of something new.
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2020 Rising Stars: MultiCare Health System's Amy Sargent

Physician recruiter brings care talent to Spokane
September 10, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Amy Sargent has worked for Rockwood Clinic for the past 13 years through its transition from a physician-owned health care clinic, to its purchase by Community Health Systems Inc. in 2010, to its most recent iteration as MultiCare Rockwood Clinics since
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2020 Rising Stars: Drive509's Jason Boudreau

Company founder drives growth curve with care
September 10, 2020
Mike McLean
When Jason Boudreau founded Drive509 truck driving school in 2016, he expected slow growth for the first few years. 'My business plan was: Hire one more instructor by year three and have one more truck,” Boudreau says.
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2020 Rising Stars: Medcurity's Joe Gellatly

Health tech startup exec drawn to entrepreneurship
September 10, 2020
LeAnn Bjerken
Joe Gellatly has what he calls a 'heart for entrepreneurship.” 'The most rewarding part of my job is being part of the start-up community here in Spokane,” he says. 'I'm always excited to meet, interact with, and encourage people who
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2020 Rising Stars: Multifab's Rochelle Marsh

Multifab CFO brings passion for manufacturing to family's business
September 10, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Rochelle Marsh's most vivid childhood memories of going into Multifab Inc., the company her father Tim Smith founded in the 1980s, involve hanging out at her favorite pop machine and riding forklifts around the warehouse.
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