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Kevin Blocker

2020 Icons: Pam Senske

Daughter of founder modernized company, helped shape culture
March 26, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Though founded by a man in the predominantly male world of manufacturing, West Plains packaging equipment manufacturer Pearson Packaging Systems has a long history of being run by women. And arguably, none played a more influential role than Pam Senske
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Mike McLean

2020 Icons: Phil Kuharski

Longtime economics expert still going by the numbers
March 26, 2020
Mike McLean
Phil Kuharski, the former Fidelity Mutual Savings Bank executive long known as the leading economic authority on the Spokane real estate market, says he's been working with numbers since he was 6 years old.
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Virginia Thomas

2020 Icons: Larry Brown

Fixture of INW restaurant scene re-invented eateries to stay current
March 26, 2020
Virginia Thomas
Spokane restaurateur Larry Brown, 75, got his entrepreneurial start early in life. At age 12, his mother said to him, 'You're old enough to start paying your own way.”
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Washington State University

WSU Hospitality program garners high ranking

Enrollment dips, though, due to strong economy, according to director
February 27, 2020
Kevin Blocker
It's ironic, but a strong economy in recent years is believed to have a played a role in a slight enrollment decline at Washington State University's School of Hospitality Business Management.
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Natasha Nellis

Silverscout duo brings venue-management experience to venture

Duo brings 32 years of venue management experience to venture
February 27, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Primed and ready for their next challenge, longtime Spokane Arena management duo Matt Gibson and Becca Watters are turning their combined creative firepower from venue management to event creation and execution with their new endeavor, Silverscout
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Virginia Thomas

All Systems Go at Hotel Indigo

Boutique inn to open after long dormancy
February 27, 2020
Virginia Thomas
After a decade of standing vacant and more than two years of remodeling and renovating, the former Otis Hotel building will once again host hotel guests next month, this time under the name Hotel Indigo Spokane.
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—Kevin Blocker

TidyHut looks to stir the pot in portable toilet field

TidyHut builds alternative it will market as cleaner
February 13, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Erik Nelson can't contain himself when he's asked to discuss his 'passion project.” He's been hard at work for the last couple of years as he prepares to try to enter a $2 billion industry. Nelson thinks his creation – the TidyHut – has the
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—Virginia Thomas

Having survived crypto winter, Krambu thrives

Idaho startup to expand with Newport data center
February 13, 2020
Virginia Thomas
A 3-year-old startup based in Dalton Gardens has been making waves in the supercomputing industry, growing so rapidly in its short existence that it has expanded with a new location in northeast Washington.
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—Natasha Nellis

Northwest Entrepreneurship Competition evolves

Startup event moves to Spokane's University District
February 13, 2020
Natasha Nellis
New organizers have taken over the annual Northwest Entrepreneur Competition, with a vision for expanding the competition and increasing participation from students outside the Spokane area.
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State, city to upgrade energy codes this year

Washington Legislature eyeing further changes
January 30, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Builders can expect a new slew of energy-efficiency codes to kick in later this year. As they wait, the next slate of changes is already in the works.
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