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Tech, health care careers top fastest-growing occupations list in Spokane

Long-term projections jibe with observations

April 25, 2019

Stephen Heath needs more watchers on the wall. And Heath, a part-owner at Spokane Valley-based information technology company Intrinium Inc., doesn't appear to be alone.

Liberty Lake podiatry practice planned

Veteran physician expects to open office in early June

April 11, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Liberty Lake Foot & Ankle, a new podiatry practice, is set to open this summer in Liberty Lake. Spokane podiatrist Dr. Kevin Dow owns the new clinic, which will be located in a 1,500-square-foot, leased space in the Liberty Lake Business Center at 23505

Retiring seniors may face dilemmas in dental care

Organizations on mission to lower access barriers

April 11, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

While it's no secret that medical care is one of the biggest expenses for retirees, dental care is another health cost seniors might not be aware they should be saving for, some providers here say. Although Medicare covers health expenses like hospital

Building a Finn-tastic bond with babies

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April 11, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Coeur d'Alene mom Michelle Armstrong has developed Finn the Panda, a new kind of toy that she says is designed to help provide comfort and bonding to babies in the hospital. 'Finn the Panda was created through our experience of having a baby

Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office set to move late this year

County begins permitting process for $10M project

March 28, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Spokane County has begun the permitting process for the planned $10 million renovation of a former carpet and wholesale flooring store at 102 S. Spokane, on the edge of the University District

Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery set to move in 2020

New facility on east Sprague expected to be complete by fall

March 28, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Construction is under way on a new $12 million, 30,000-square-foot Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery facility at 2230 E. Sprague.

Hope House to open in 2020

Organization hopes to break ground on four-story structure in the fall

March 28, 2019

Alla Drokina

Hope House, a women's shelter and low-income apartment complex that Volunteers of America Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho is developing, is expected to open next year on the western edge of downtown Spokane

New Ronald McDonald House starts to take shape

$14.5 million project slated to be finished by year-end

March 28, 2019

Linn Parish

A second Ronald McDonald House is under construction on Spokane's lower South Hill, marking the first major expansion in 17 years for Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest.

Partners with Families & Children sees steady growth

Leader's title changes; organization prepares to move its operations

March 14, 2019

Virginia Thomas

During the past five years, Spokane-based nonprofit Partners with Families & Children has more than tripled its budget and more than doubled its staff, CEO Carol Plischke says.

Pediatrics clinic moves to larger space in Spokane Valley

Two nurse practitioners bought practice last year

February 28, 2019

Alla Drokina

Arrayed with fun adornments, such as a bookshelf in the shape of a canoe, oars on the wall, and plenty of bruin-themed decor, the Bear Creek Pediatrics LLC clinic takes what could be a sterile space and transforms it into a welcoming, fun

Health Care

Tech, health care careers top fastest-growing occupations list in Spokane

Liberty Lake podiatry practice planned

Retiring seniors may face dilemmas in dental care

Building a Finn-tastic bond with babies

Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office set to move late this year

Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery set to move in 2020

Hope House to open in 2020

New Ronald McDonald House starts to take shape

Partners with Families & Children sees steady growth

Pediatrics clinic moves to larger space in Spokane Valley

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