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.

The old Keystone Elementary School is due for an upgrade to meet the needs of the building's new owners, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Spokane County.

Rathdrum-based contractor John Mandere has a new retail venture that will complement operations at his two other construction companies in North Idaho.

SNAP Financial Access, a community development financial institution, is experiencing a surge in demand for financial assistance from small businesses.