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Rising Star Tim Ledford: Powering up a thriving tech startup

Leader has momentum with well-grounded idea
September 8, 2022
Kevin Blocker
What began as a college project among three classmates at the University of Idaho in 2016 has turned into a company with annual revenue now in the millions. Tim Ledford, the 28-year-old CEO of Post Falls-based SafeGuard Equipment Inc.,
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Rising Star Jessica Atkinson: Prodigy learns recipe for success early on

Time in kitchen as teen benefits bakeshop CEO
September 8, 2022
Kevin Blocker
When her mother folded Jessica Winfrey Atkinson into the early mix of personnel at Sweet Frostings Blissful Bakeshop at age 14, the business prodigy turned out to be the leavening agent for a company on the rise.
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Hispanic Business Professional Association gains momentum with community support

Latino-serving group aided by Spokane-area philanthropic foundations
July 28, 2022
Kevin Blocker
The Hispanic Business Professional Association of Spokane, once an organization grassroots in nature, now has support from beyond the Hispanic community it was originally designed to serve.
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Larry Stanley's gift honors hometown of Oakesdale

Goal is to keep share of wealth transfer in local communities
May 19, 2022
Kevin Blocker
Regardless of how successful a businessperson Larry Stanley became in Spokane, his beloved hometown of Oakesdale was never far from his heart. That's still true to this day.
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2021 Rising Stars: Providence Health Care's Dr. Jessica Lundgren

Doctor, instructor loves mix of responsibilities
September 9, 2021
Kevin Blocker
With her father being a physician, it's probably not a stretch to think that Dr. Jessica Lundgren, of Providence Health Care, ultimately would go on to the same profession. But the 35-year-old internal medicine physician says she sometimes still finds
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Lunchbox Wax opens South Hill salon

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September 9, 2021
Kevin Blocker
LunchboxWax salon franchisee Brandi Chapman has opened a salon at 2525 E. 29th, on Spokane's South Hill. The salon occupies 1,100 square feet of space and hosts four private salon rooms. Chapman and her husband, Mike Chapman, opened their first bikin
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Levitch Jewelry moves to Flour Mill's lower level

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September 9, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Jeff Levitch and Dale Olmstead, longtime business partners and friends, have moved Levitch Jewelry & Consignment to a lower-level suite the historic Flour Mill, at 621 W. Mallon. The partners relocated the business from the floor above in early June.
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Two self-storage facilities sell for $11 million in total

Inland Northwest draws buyers from beyond here
September 9, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Two Inland Northwest storage units, one in Hayden and another in Medical Lake, have been acquired recently by separate buyers at a combined cost of $11 million. The Spokane-based real estate broker who helped orchestrate both deals claims the prices
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2021 Rising Stars: Crimson Medical Solutions' Stephen Bone

Company aims to reduce medical complications
September 9, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Stephen Bone, the CEO and cofounder of Crimson Medical Solutions Inc. uses the word 'stoked” to describe his excitement for the company's simple but practical advance in intravenous safety equipment, called the IV Manager. 'I'm so excited about
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The Kitchen Engine plans expansion in Flour Mill

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September 9, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Eric Frickle, co-owner of cookware and cutlery store The Kitchen Engine, says he hopes to begin expansion on a full kitchen to increase space for culinary classes offered there. Frickle says he would like to see construction start this month at the space
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