Jessica Valencia

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Spokane global health research niche eyed by WSU

Antibiotic resistance, disease transmission likely study topics here

February 14, 2013

Research being conducted at Washington State University in Pullman could have important implications for the planned medical school here when a branch of the university's Paul G. Allen School of Global Animal Health starts operating in Spokane, of

More security going mobile

Half of new users said to want systems providing access with phone, tablet

February 14, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Security companies here are vying for the attention of customers who increasingly want to monitor security systems at homes and businesses through a mobile device with a quick flick of the finger on a smartphone or tablet.Until mobile control of

Childhood cancer nonprofit moves into larger quarters on South Hill

February 14, 2013

Jessica Valencia

American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest has moved to space in a Wells Fargo Bank branch building on Spokane's South Hill from smaller quarters in Spokane Valley, says executive director Mary Anne Ruddis.Wells Fargo donated space

Retail center being built along Division Street

February 14, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Cornerstone Equities LLC, of Spokane, is constructing an 8,700-square-foot retail center at 1101 N. Division that likely will be completed next month, says Keith Scribner, trustee of Keith R. Scribner Trust, a principal member in the declines to of

Lisa Brown relishes new role at WSU Spokane

Former state senator says downtown could benefit as WSU Spokane grows

February 14, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Former Washington state senator and new Washington State University Spokane chancellor Lisa Brown says she intends to continue pushing the campus forward on its current trajectory: carving out a biomedical campus that can stimulate the downtown of

SNAP Financial Access makes big gains with micro loans to refugees

World Relief Spokane, SNAP team up to help refugees' small businesses start

January 31, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Greg Franson, of SNAP Financial Access, and World Relief Spokane's Ivan Yerebakan have worked in tandem for years on a program meant to kick-start small businesses operated by refugees that find themselves relocated to Spokane.The development or

Valley gym moves to new spot

Global Fitness prepares to renovate two-thirds of space in Valley center

January 31, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Global Fitness has moved its Spokane Valley gym to the Opportunity Center shopping complex in Spokane Valley and plans to renovate a large portion of its 33,000-square-foot space there, says Jeremy Bostwic, business manager for Global Fitness. gym

Spokane Airports' decline in operating revenue is less than expected

Spokane International, Felts see bigger dip in expenses

January 31, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Operating revenue and passenger count at Spokane International Airport decreased last year compared with 2011, but revenues were up compared with projections, says airport spokesman Todd Woodard. In contrast, operating revenue at Felts Field but

An app with a new approach

January 31, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Unlike popular mobile games such as Angry Birds and its subsequent spinoffs, Pixel Buddy, the brainchild of 17-year-old Emerson Shaffer, can do something other apps have struggled to wrangle: crowdsourcing its content.Shaffer is a senior at Mt.

Glyph Language Services grows here

Employment at Glyph more than triples as sales jump nearly 60 percent

January 31, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Glyph Language Services Inc., a 12-year-old, Spokane-based company that provides translation, teaching, and consulting services for businesses and government agencies, says it has more than tripled its staff size and has increased its sales by more