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Spokane-area hospitals look to improve financials

Providence, MultiCare aim to persevere through economic challenges
June 22, 2023
Dylan Harris
Hospitals across the state of Washington suffered a total of $2.1 billion in operating losses in 2022, data compiled by the Washington state Hospital Association shows. The two largest health care organizations that operate in the Inland Northwest
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Women are making gains in finance, small business

Confidence in managing money up 16 percentage points in last five years
June 8, 2023
Sara Desautel
Women are increasingly taking charge of their finances and future. While we move toward gender equality and equitable economic opportunity, we can see the outcomes of generations of hard work when we look at the increasing numbers of women
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Karina Elias

Sister entrepreneurs support each other's ventures

Vintage store expected to pass $500K in sales; skincare business plans to launch product line
June 8, 2023
Karina Elias
Entrepreneurial sisters Emily Elizabeth Johnson and Jenny Cashion say that although they own distinct small businesses, they frequently lean on each other for support and advice. 'We always say we're in the same boat, but we're in different water
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Erica Bullock

Women find success in INW automotive industry

Some say family ties don't assure successful career
June 8, 2023
Erica Bullock
Some women serving in executive positions at three regional auto dealerships started their careers in the industry through family connections, however growing up around their family's businesses didn't guarantee an easy career, they say.
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Inland Northwest Land Conservancy opens office in Cd'A

Organization places greater focus on North Idaho lands
May 25, 2023
Keith Erickson
The Inland Northwest Land Conservancy recently opened an office in downtown Coeur d'Alene at 418 E. Lakeside Drive. The Spokane-based organization's physical expansion into the Lake City is expected to boost efforts to acquire natural lands for
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Careful giving strategies can have tax advantages

Planning helps optimize donation timing, structure
May 25, 2023
Mary Lago
A carefully developed charitable-giving strategy empowers individuals and families to support meaningful causes, while also benefiting from tax advantages. An important place to start is to consider the area or areas you want to impact, such as mental
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Erica Bullock

Employee generosity grows with expanded options

Businesses engage variety of methods to encourage giving
May 25, 2023
Erica Bullock
Employers in a variety of industries say philanthropy is embedded within their company's culture, and learning what inspires employee giving can result in increased financial support. Workplace fundraisers at some companies in the Spokane area have
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Karina Elias

Salvation Army considers affordable housing development

Portion of rents would go toward down payments for permanent homes
May 25, 2023
Karina Elias
The Salvation Army Spokane Citadel Corps has evolved and adapted its services to meet the needs of the community for over a century, and now leaders from the charitable organization hope to build workforce housing that leads to permanent homeownership.
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2023 Business Icon: Tomlinson Family of Companies' Bob Tomlinson

Third-generation broker expanded real estate firm to national prominence
May 11, 2023
Kim Crompton
Bob Tomlinson, who recently turned 76, winters six months a year in Arizona and no longer is actively involved in managing the Tomlinson Family of Companies real estate brokerage he helped develop into a major enterprise here over five decades.
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2023 Business Icon: Whitworth University's Bill Robinson

Lifelong education advocate helped private Christian school flourish, remain within its own identity
May 11, 2023
Samantha Peone
William 'Bill” Robinson's position as a Spokane-area leader began in the early 1990s, when he met with multiple panels of students, staff, and faculty as he interviewed for the position of president of Whitworth University.
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