The Spokane office of BDO USA LLP plans to hire about 10 more people in the next 12 months, says Paul Bridge, the office's managing partner. The office here, one of 60 operated by the Chicago-based international public accounting firm, has had some big

With a recent bequest of $3 million pushing its philanthropic assets above $100 million, Inland Northwest Community Foundation President and CEO Mark Hurtubise says the foundation now has its sights set on reaching $250 million. In the last 30 months, th

With an M.D. from Harvard Medical School, Dr. Dawn DeWitt has held academic positions and been an attending physician in three countries. But now she thinks she has potentially the best chance in her career to make an impact in the medical field as the n

Up to 55 percent of women suffer from some type of vein problem, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. That's 10 percentage points higher than the share of men who have similar issues, and varicose v

McNeice Wheeler PLLC, a Spokane Valley-based law firm, has been expanding its staff in recent years to meet a rising demand for legal services, principals there say. 'We're consistently expanding in all areas,” says founding partner Ryan McNeice.

Bob Dunn and John Black, founding members of boutique Spokane law firm Dunn & Black PS, claim the firm is just the right size to take on high-profile cases and match up against larger firms. They started the firm in 1991, having left large Spokane law fi

Lynn Mounsey, the executive director of the Spokane County Bar Association, says the nearly 1,000-member organization started its annual membership drive this month with a greater emphasis on luring younger attorneys into its ranks. Mounsey says locally,

Artisans, a 29-year-old nonprofit organization here that provides employment services for disabled people, has opened a new e-waste collection center in East Spokane. A center it opened earlier and that's located just east of downtown Spokane at 200 E

Spokane-area manufacturers and utilities contend that Initiative 732, which would create a tax on carbon emitted statewide, will hurt both businesses and residents, while proponents say it will reduce carbon emissions and benefit low-income families. The

Organizers of Walk Bike Bus Spokane, an alternative transportation advocacy program, are boasting significant progress in reducing short drive trips within the program's pilot areas in the Garland and South Perry neighborhoods. The program encourages r