Kevin Williams stepped into his new role as CEO of the Spokane Workforce Council in May. Williams joined the Spokane Workforce Council in 2022 and has been in the workforce development field for a decade.

Synthetic nicotine lozenge maker Nic Nac Naturals has expanded across the U.S. and in international markets since its product first hit shelves in 2023. 

Spokane multifamily permit numbers are up in several categories this year compared to 2025.

For its latest episode of Elevating The Conversation, the Journal sat down with Wally Jacobson, executive director of the Panhandle Area Council and the interim executive director of the Coeur d’Alene Economic Development Corp., to discuss North Idaho economic activity.

Although he considers himself partially retired, Dr. Bob Lutz continues to find ways to keep caring for the well-being of the public.

Liberty Lake-based real estate developer Greenstone Corp. is planning to construct a $70 million, six-story, mixed-use apartment building on one of the remaining vacant lots in Kendall Yards, on the north bank of the Spokane River.

House of Brunch LLC is brining its brunch concept to North Idaho with a second restaurant, at 309 E. Lakeside in Coeur d'Alene, marking the company's first expansion outside of Spokane. 

"Follow the Blooms," an eight-episode series that takes viewers behind the scenes at Inland Northwest flower farms and the floral installations made from their harvests, has started streaming nationally on PBS, with a second season already in production.

Hayden-based Viking Construction Inc. is building a mixed-use development, tentatively dubbed Westwood Pines, located north of Highway 53 and a half-mile mile northeast of Lakeland High School, in Rathdrum.

Laura Galloway began her new role as dean of Whitworth University’s School of Business on July 1 after relocating to Spokane from San Diego, where she previously worked for University of Massachusetts Global, a California-based online institution, most recently as associate vice chancellor for institutional curriculum, assessment, and academic policy.