Education & Talent

Y255 student advertising agency wins WSU competition

New concept places ads within video games

May 11, 2023

Y255, a student-developed agency that helps companies advertise products to Generation Z through customized video game experiences, has won the Herbert B. Jones $15,000 grand prize at Washington State University's 20th annual Business Plan Competition.

2023 Business Icon: Whitworth University's Bill Robinson

Lifelong education advocate helped private Christian school flourish, remain within its own identity

May 11, 2023

Samantha Peone

William 'Billâ€ Robinson's position as a Spokane-area leader began in the early 1990s, when he met with multiple panels of students, staff, and faculty as he interviewed for the position of president of Whitworth University.

2023 Business Icons: North Idaho's Judy and Steve Meyer

Couple share interests in service to community

May 11, 2023

Karina Elias

Service to the community is an inherent trait shared by Judy and Steve Meyer, says their son, Chris Meyer. 'They have always been keenly aware of the value of public service and support of others,â€ he says. 'They do it because it's the right

Joint Cd'A campus has multiple higher ed choices

While NIC accreditation woes dominate news, other colleges carve niches at Cd'A campus

April 27, 2023

Keith Erickson

Situated along the northern shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene near its confluence with the Spokane River is a joint campus in which four colleges offer students opportunities to earn associate, bachelor's, and graduate degrees, often in their own backyard.

New workforce portal grows in Spokane, statewide

Platform links employers, interns to provide real-life workplace experiences

April 27, 2023

Laura Lawton and Paula Linnen

We're entering internship season, which is both an important time of life for students entering the workforce and a key opportunity for employers. Fortunately, there's an easy way to help make finding these experiences easier and more successful

SP3NW secures funds for new wet labs

Life-science incubator facility aims to attract, retain startup companies

April 27, 2023

Erica Bullock

Washington State University Spokane's business incubator, SP3NW, has received new funding to equip a wet lab for scalable startups in the Spokane area, says Michaele Armstrong, SP3NW's associate director.

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Healthy Competition: INW universities take steps to fill gaps in medical training

Some new training focuses on leadership in health care

April 27, 2023

Karina Elias

Citing needs to fill community health care and leadership gaps, Inland Northwest universities have launched a cluster of new certificate and degree programs in Spokane in recent months.

Evergreen Bioscience envisions new bioscience building, sets sights on larger goals

New facility could cost up to $50M, house up to 500 employees

April 27, 2023

Karina Elias

A relatively young, recently formed, mostly volunteer group with big goals for the Spokane community is taking the first steps toward development of a new facility that would cost up to $50 million and have capacity for up to 500 workers.

EWU renovates old Science Building

Two construction phases likely will top $110M

March 30, 2023

Mike McLean

Following up on the completion of its new $67 million Interdisciplinary Science Center in late 2020, Eastern Washington University is in the midst of renovating its old Science Building in a two-phase project expected to exceed $110 million in value.

Sacajawea, Peperzak schools to open in August

SPS South Hill facilities to serve 1,650 students

March 30, 2023

Karina Elias

Two schools under construction with a total value of $151.9 million-Sacajawea Middle School and Carla Peperzak Middle School-are on schedule to be completed and ready for the 2023-2024 school year, says Greg Forsyth, director of capital projects for