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LeAnn Bjerken

Reporter LeAnn Bjerken covers health care at the Journal of Business. A Minnesota native and cat lover, she enjoys beachside vacations and writing poetry. LeAnn has worked for the Journal since 2015.
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Golden West Packaging acquires Allpak Container

Los Angeles-based company plans to continue operating facility in Cheney
March 14, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Los Angeles-based Golden West Packaging Group LLC has acquired packaging manufacturer Allpak Container LLC, which has operations in Cheney and Renton, Wash.
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Tax season presents steeper learning curve

Spokane-area preparers challenged by changes
March 14, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
This tax season, the first since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act went into effect, is raising the learning curve for both taxpayers and tax preparers, Spokane accountants say.
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Health providers to start Bloomsday training

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February 28, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Providence Health Care and Kaiser Permanente are preparing to host their 42nd annual Bloomsday training clinics, starting next month. The Lilac Bloomsday Run, also known as Bloomsday, is an annual timed road race that has been held in Spokane
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Pullman hospital plans $29 million bond measure

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February 28, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Pullman Regional Hospital's board of commissioners has approved a resolution to put a $29 million bond measure on the ballot for a special election in Pullman on April 23. The measure will ask Pullman residents to vote to approve funding through
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Incyte Diagnostics hires Patty Sipes as new CEO

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February 28, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane Valley-based Incyte Diagnostics, an anatomic pathology services provider, has hired Patty Sipes, to serve as its new CEO starting tomorrow, March 1. Originally from New York, Sipes moved to the area in 2012 to pursue a job with Spokane-based
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Hospice of North Idaho starts $1.8 million expansion

Organization to add seven patient rooms to prepare for increase in demand
February 28, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Coeur d'Alene nonprofit Hospice of North Idaho says it has started construction on a $1.8 million expansion to the Schneidmiller House inpatient unit to help meet the community's growing need for specialized end-of-life care.
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CHAS, Providence partner on new dental clinic

Clinic is one of two sites for new dental residency
February 28, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Nonprofit health services provider Community Health Association of Spokane is partnering with Providence Health Care on a $3.5 million remodel of a medical office building in north Spokane that will serve as one of two sites for a new dental residency
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LeAnn Bjerken

Icons Bill and Judi Williams: Telect founders build business for the generations

Couple focused on faith, integrity, caring
February 28, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Bill and Judi Williams have always been a dynamic duo, supporting and encouraging one another in both their careers and in raising a family. The couple, who met in Alaska in 1962 and married after just two months of dating, are the founders of
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LeAnn Bjerken

WSU starts developing medical residency program

School hopes to secure sites for 2021 graduates
February 28, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Having received initial accreditation for its graduate medical education program, Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is moving quickly to establish its own residency programs. In December, WSU hired Dr. Jonathan
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West Plains schools, communities grapple with big influx

More residents, jobs lead to infrastructure needs
February 28, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
West Plains school districts and municipal governments are trying to prepare for incoming developments that are expected to bring significant employment and population growth. Toby Broemmeling, executive director
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