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—LeAnn Bjerken

Post Falls nonprofit Newby-Ginnings serves veterans in need

Inspired by fallen son, founder sees nonprofit grow at rapid pace
October 24, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Newby-Ginnings of North Idaho founder Theresa Hart is following a path she says is guided by her late son, Nicholas Newby, an Idaho National Guardsman who was killed while serving in Baghdad in 2011.
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—Natasha Nellis

Global Neighborhood Thrift moves, doubles retail space

Thrift store has moved, doubled its retail space
October 24, 2019
Natasha Nellis
Spokane nonprofit Global Neighborhood Thrift started eight years ago with just two employees and a vision of helping refugees settle into the U.S.
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—Kevin Blocker

Innovia launches initiative to keep more wealth in Inland Northwest

Big generational transfer expected in next decade
October 24, 2019
Kevin Blocker
Recognizing the chance to seize on an 'unprecedented opportunity,” leadership at the Innovia Foundation, which oversees targeted endowments, local grants, and scholarships, has started an awareness campaign across the 20-county region it serves.
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—Natasha Nellis

Rainier Patents takes patient approach

Spokane firm preaches gradual growth
September 26, 2019
Natasha Nellis
Paul Mitchell, patent attorney at Spokane-based Rainier Patents PS, has intentionally maintained a gradual rate of company growth that he contends lends itself to better client interactions - and eliminates the need for formal staff meetings. It's a m
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Virginia Thomas

Still-young Piskel Yahne Kovarik law firm grows up, gets larger

Piskel Yahne Kovarik now training next generation
September 26, 2019
Virginia Thomas
They're not 30-somethings anymore, but the principals of Spokane law firm Piskel Yahne Kovarik PLLC say their approach has remained largely the same as it was seven years ago when they started the firm--and it's paid off.
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Spokane bar association garners increase in interest

Griffith helps to boost group's membership
September 26, 2019
Kevin Blocker
When Julie Griffith was hired as executive director to head the Spokane County Bar Association, one of her immediate tasks was to grow membership. The organization's investment in Griffith is paying dividends quite nicely.
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2019 Rising Stars James Krejci

VP builds connections through podcast series
September 12, 2019
Sandra Hosking
It's not just about the numbers for banker James Krejci. It's about the relationships. 'You have to be able to manage the interaction with customers and the people side of it, but in order to do it very well, you have to understand the numbers side
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2019 Rising Stars Bee Simonds

Passion, curiosity drive thriving skin-care business
September 12, 2019
Sandra Hosking
Bee Simonds credits the success of her natural skin-care line to following her passion. While she launched H Is for Love LLC in Spokane in 2015, her journey began about 10 years ago, when a family member was diagnosed with a serious illness that require
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2019 Rising Stars: Dan Wadkins

Young partner expands big law firm's services
September 12, 2019
Mike McLean
At age 35, attorney Dan Wadkins already has put in 10 years helping prominent Spokane-based law firm Lee & Hayes PLLC law firm broaden its corporate intellectual property services. 'I'm technically the first person they hired as part of this
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2019 Rising Stars: Rosemary Warnick

Owner works with investors to 'make Spokane better'
September 12, 2019
Mike McLean
Rosemary Warnick, owner and president of Premier 1031 Inc., says she became a business owner almost by necessity, after her mentor died, leaving a void in service providers for Spokane-area commercial real estate transactions known as 1031 exchanges.
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