Since the Journal last visited with him nearly a decade ago, Berry Fowler, who perhaps is best known as the founder of the Sylvan Learning Centers franchise operation he sold in 1985, remains active with his executive coaching business school and a franchise consultancy.

Steel Structures America owners Shawn and Justin Sternberg now have five complementary stand-alone companies based in Post Falls.

Cowboy CEO Fred Brown is back in the saddle with his hands on the reins of another company in the forefront of artificial intelligence technology.

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group Inc. is on track to log a banner year after recently being exonerated from an incident that challenged its very existence five years ago.

Paul Fish, outdoor recreation and environmental advocate, remains quite busy with his adventures and causes four years after closing Mountain Gear Inc.

In addition to her rapid career advancement and extensive community involvement, Journal Rising Star Emily Moline Meyer has earned an executive MBA degree and become a new mother this year.

GoToTags, the Spokane-based data tag company, is seeing strong growth in annual sales and is looking to move to larger facilities here.

49 Degrees North Mountain Resort has undergone improvements valued at several million dollars in the five years since it’s ownership changed hands.

The recently formed Spokane Business Association has named Gavin Cooley, former longtime chief financial officer for the city of Spokane, as its first CEO.

Spokane Valley-based Waterglider LLC, which originally was an online seller of mediation pillows, now makes and sells more than 250 distinct products.