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Witherspoon Kelley remodels its downtown offices

Longtime law firm here also has added several new attorneys recently

September 26, 2013

Witherspoon Kelley PS, Spokane's oldest and largest law firm, says it has launched a major remodel of its longtime quarters in the U.S. Bank Building, at 422 W. Riverside, and has added several attorneys recently.The law firm currently occupies

Gonzaga law enrollment drops again

School bills class of '16, though, as most diverse in its 101-year history

September 26, 2013

Staff Report

Gonzaga University School of Law has enrolled 109 students into its first-year class that started instruction late last month. That's down almost 20 percent from its first-year enrollment last year.The decline follows drops in enrollment the two

Lawyer navigates guardian role for rivers, water rights

Paschal Osborn champions conservation, resource management

September 26, 2013

Katie Ross

Spokane lawyer Rachael Paschal Osborn has spent the last two decades fighting for a resource many of us take for granted every day-water-and she says she expects over time to intensify her advocacy efforts. Osborn is the senior policy

Industry-focused hubs sprout

Lee & Hayes gears groups around six sectors; other firms continue to tout overall expertise

September 26, 2013

Treva Lind

More law firms are establishing industry-focused areas of practice, as opposed to operating only in broader-based legal areas of practice, says at least one Spokane firm. Traditionally, law firms organize themselves into what the professional of

Rooftop-grown greens help Sacred Heart spice up menu

Hospital starts using herbs cultivated on its campus in its cafeteria offerings

September 12, 2013

Katie Ross

The Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital Green Team has a fresh take on the old idea of hospital food: growing herbs in rooftop planters for use in cafeteria and patient meals. The planters, located on the east roof of a

Hybrid buses added to fleet in Pullman

Transit agency received $1.5 million federal grant to buy three new vehicles

September 12, 2013

Staff Report

Three hybrid buses hit the streets as Washington State University students hit the books for the first day of classes in mid-August. Wrapped in a Go Cougs design with a twist of green, the Pullman Transit gas-electric hybrids are expected to be and

City adopts guidelines for green building site practices

Designers applaud steps, but say techniques should stay optional

September 12, 2013

Treva Lind

Developers planning commercial projects in the city of Spokane now have the option to follow guidelines the municipality has adopted to promote the use of green, low-impact development techniques to absorb stormwater. The Spokane City Council a

Four-legged weed control

Hayden businesswomen rents out goat herd to mow down invasive vegetation

September 12, 2013

Mike McLean

Suzanne Forte has about 50 fuzzy workers with names like Buzz and Gizmo who are plenty willing to work for weeds. Not the kind of weed that's in the news lately, but the stubborn, noxious, and invasive stuff that's so hard to get rid of, like leafy

Zaycon Foods sees sales soar with unusual business model

Company expects to hit $16 million in revenue in its fourth year

August 29, 2013

Linn Parish

Started out of the back of a truck, Spokane Valley-based meat seller Zaycon Foods Inc. is growing quickly, selling substantially more meat out of an expanding fleet of trucks.Using an unusual business model in which it sells fresh meats on from

Gluten-free alternatives grow at Spokane-area restaurants

Restaurateurs here say demand often is driving their menu adjustments

August 29, 2013

Linn Parish

In 2008, shortly after Shallan Knowles was diagnosed with celiac disease, the co-owner of Out There Monthly magazine created the Gluten Free Spokane website to review restaurants that offered gluten-free dishes.Back then, Knowles says, few and a