Spokane Housing Authority is making progress on its third residential project in Spokane County this year with the envisioned development of a new $35 million affordable housing community for seniors, dubbed Chalice Place.

Projects are underway at Gonzaga University's Integrated STEM Complex where the university is investing nearly $3 million to update and modernize biomedical science, informatics, and research lab space at the heart of its campus in Spokane.

Christine Johnson has enjoyed a highly-influential career positively impacting the Spokane area's educational landscape, where she served as chancellor of Community Colleges of Spokane, now Spokane Colleges, for 12 years before retiring in 2022.

A unique collaboration between the Salish School of Spokane and Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington is addressing some historical complexities between Indigenous people and Catholicism while at the same time heralding a long-held vision of reestablishing a Salish community on the Spokane River.

Cheney Public Schools is making progress on the development of a new $36 million elementary school that will increase student capacity and provide much-needed public gathering spaces on the West Plains. 

A new residential project, dubbed St. Agnes Family Haven, is under development in west Spokane through a collaborative effort that will blend affordable housing with onsite supportive services.