Linn Parish

Providence, Group Health collaborate on urgent care

Providence plans centers, Group Health to close one as organizations partner

July 19, 2012

Providence Health Care and Group Health Cooperative are collaborating on development of urgent-care centers in the Spokane area in what marks a shift in philosophy for both organizations. Most immediately, says Providence spokesman Joe Robb, to

Clearwater Paper says court decision allows plant plants to advance

Lawsuit doesn't impede delivery of key equipment to North Carolina facility

July 5, 2012

Linn Parish

Clearwater Paper Corp., the Spokane-based maker of tissue and paperboard products, says a recent U.S. District Court decision will enable the company to move forward with a major component of its new tissue manufacturing and converting facility in

Optimism is tempered in new survey

Most rate state's economy as fair; majority doesn't expect substantial change

June 21, 2012

Linn Parish

Inland Northwest businesspeople view the current state of the economy somewhat more favorably than does the population as a whole, but they are more tempered in their optimism for its future, says a survey conducted in recent weeks. Meanwhile, a

Inland Imaging IT subsidiary Nuvodia aims for national growth

Inland Imaging IT subsidiary to target rural health at first

June 21, 2012

Linn Parish

Nuvodia LLC, a young company with Inland Imaging Business Associates LLC's long-time information technology operations at its core, is preparing to increase its market penetration nationwide.The effort, says Nuvodia CEO Jon Copeland, largely to

U.S. Bank branches out to develop its future managers

Leader training program is slated to start in August, continue for next two years

June 7, 2012

Linn Parish

To develop the next generation of branch managers, the Spokane region of U.S. Bank is going to try something it hasn't done in a generation or so: recruiting them and training them extensively in-house. The bank is launching the new initiative,

Heaven Scent Bath & Body: It's all making scents

June 7, 2012

Linn Parish

A bee stung Tracie Wenski's son, Jake, a couple of years ago. Then another one stung him soon thereafter. The 43-year-old mother of two took her son, now 11 years old, to the doctor and found out that in addition to being highly attractive to a

McAdams Wright Ragen opens Spokane office

McAdams Wright Ragen hires team that used to be at Wells Fargo Advisors

May 24, 2012

Linn Parish

Seattle-based investment brokerage McAdams Wright Ragen Inc. has opened a Spokane office, hiring a group of brokers who previously worked in the Wells Fargo Advisors office here. Tom Guthrie, branch manager of the Spokane office, says the firm a

Inland Imaging employs volumetric MRI to diagnose Alzheimer's disease more precisely

Inland Imaging employs volumetric MRI to gauge brain's memory center

May 10, 2012

Linn Parish

Relatively new imaging technology is helping neuroradiologists at Spokane-based Inland Imaging LLC more definitively identify Alzheimer's disease. Called volumetric MRI, the tool can be used when a patient first starts experiencing memory and to

Purcell Systems co-founder Pete Chase steps down

Chase plans to pursue new interests, keeps stock in company

April 26, 2012

Linn Parish

Purcell Systems Inc. co-founder Peter J. Chase has left the company. Chase had been serving as vice chairman of the 12-year-old Spokane Valley-based maker of outdoor cabinetry for the telecommunications industry since January, when the company a

Columbia Banking reported increase in earnings in 2011

Company says growth occurred organically, through acquisitions

March 29, 2012

Linn Parish

Columbia Banking System Inc., the Tacoma, Wash.-based parent of Columbia Bank, has reported an 86 percent increase in its net income in 2011, compared with 2010, attributing the surge to three acquisitions and organic growth.The bank company net