Bob Adolfson, owner of Glover Mansion Events LLC, says he’s shifting the name of the event venue and catering concern and plans to grow business after recently selling the company’s namesake historic Glover Mansion

The historic Glover Mansion has been acquired by an entity that plans to convert a portion of it into offices for a Tacoma, Washington-based law firm.

Liberty-Lake based in-home care provider Family Resource Home Care has acquired its largest competitor in the Spokane area.

The current owners of the Sunshine Mine complex, near Kellogg, Idaho, are working on a plan to reopen the mine in about five years and eventually employ about 250 miners.

Lilac Plaza and Lilac Terrace, independent-living retirement communities on a shared campus on Spokane’s North Side that cater to lower-income seniors, are in high demand, with lengthy waiting lists for prospective future residents.

Early-stage funding for founders of startups in the Pacific Northwest, including the Spokane area, is expected to improve this year following a stubborn downturn in funding activity in 2023 and 2024.

Jim Elmer, who died Jan. 6 is being remembered as a prominent Spokane contractor and a nationally recognized construction industry advocate.

Pam Senske, former leader of Spokane based Pearson Packaging Systems, instilled a culture that continues to drive the company, people who knew and worked with her say.

The Coeur d’Alene-based nonprofit originally known as Jobs Plus, which was formed in 1987 to help diversify the economy in Kootenai County, has become more selective in business recruitment and more involved in housing and labor issues in recent years.

Kootenai County has a lot of economic opportunities ahead, although it faces challenges of a tight labor supply and a need for attainable housing.