Education & Talent

Acumen, agility in education

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September 11, 2014

The new school year might be starting to shift into high gear now, but Community Colleges of Spokane Chancellor Christine Johnson speeds around the Spokane business community year-round. Johnson stays heavily involved in business and civic groups while

Washington Alliance of Teaching Physicians plugs creation of medical school in Spokane

UW alone doesn't satisfy state's needs, group says

September 11, 2014

Mike McLean

The Washington Alliance of Teaching Physicians is stepping up its efforts to support a fully accredited medical school in Spokane, say Spokane physicians Jeremy Graham and Henry Mroch, spokesmen for the ad hoc group. Representatives of ATP, which is made

Central Valley School District buys former Yoke's building

Site to play role in capital facilities bond measure

August 28, 2014

Mike McLean

The Central Valley School District has bought the former Yoke's supermarket site at 16 N. Progress Road for $2.4 million and plans to use the building as the cornerstone for a major capital facilities bond measure likely to go before voters in February,

Spokane Turbine Center secures lease rights at Felts Field

Aircraft repair school, airport ink four-year deal

July 31, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane Turbine Center, a Spokane -based nonprofit that provides operational and mechanical training for missionary pilots of turbine-engine planes, has been granted right of first refusal for two parcels of land on the west end of Felts Field for a possi

GU computer science students develop text-reply app

GU seniors hope to profit from final course project

July 17, 2014

- Gonzaga University News Service

Recognizing that many people nowadays expect an immediate response to text messages, Gonzaga University seniors Collin Walker and Tyler Doster have developed a new app called Text Secretary that automatically replies to text messages.

State L&I's 'Stay at Work' program hits milestone

Agency says it has surpassed 10,000 injured workers aided

July 17, 2014

Staff Report

A state effort to help bring injured workers back to work as quickly as medically possible is making a real difference, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries claims. Last month, the program known as 'Stay at Workâ€ marked a milestone,

Avista-led effort works to entice engineers

Company's development programs target students, grads

July 17, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane-based power company Avista Corp. has ramped up its student and post-graduation engineering development programs in the last few years, enabling students and graduates to experience working in different engineering departments within the company be

Collaboration ignites educational initiative here

Gonzaga leads effort to alter outcomes at middle schools

July 17, 2014

Judith Spitzer

A group of educational, business, and nonprofit partners-brought together through an innovative civic model-will collaborate with Spokane Public Schools to expand efforts to help at-risk middle school students in northeast Spokane. The goal is to inc

Spokane Public Schools to consider three charter school proposals

iLEAD to reapply; others new to Spokane district

July 3, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Three separate and vastly different organizations met the June 15 deadline to file notices of intent with Spokane Public Schools to open charter schools in Spokane for the 2015-2016 school year, including iLEAD, an organization whose charter was rejected

WSU Spokane's wish list has $52 million price tag

School hopes to spend $27.9 million on real estate acquisitions alone

July 3, 2014

Mike McLean

Washington State University Spokane likely will seek $51.9 million in state funding during the next six years for capital purchases and projects envisioned under its next 10-year master plan, which is still in the draft stage. Looking forward through the