Rising costs, lagging reimbursement rates, and economic uncertainty are among the challenges facing Providence and MultiCare Health System, as Spokane’s two largest health care providers continue their multiyear, post-pandemic pursuits toward financial prosperity.

Latinos en Spokane is in the early stages of planning a $10 million cultural center and affordable housing project that will create flexible space for the organization’s growing programs and build over 40 housing units. 

Health care’s transformation depends not on ego or certainty, but on the courage to lead with compassion, humility, and heart.

If you ask former Inland Imaging CEO Steve Duvoisin how he got his start with the company in 1984, he will give you a humble answer.

Susan Ashe, Spokane Journal of Business 2025 Icon served in various leadership roles throughout her 50-year career in the Inland Northwest.