The Journal sat down with Colleen Dixon, the new CEO of Spokane-based Selkirk Pharma Inc., to discusswhat the company has been up to in the last couple of years and what Dixon is focused on accomplishing in her new post. 

Awareness and research about hormone replacement therapy have helped create more acceptance and understanding of the practice. Functional medicine provider Debbie Judd says The Metabolic Institute is growing consistently and is hiring a new provider to keep up with demand. 

Noticing a lack of services in the skin care industry for people of color, Abigail Palacios took on specialized training to learn how to treat a neglected group of people and opened her business, Chicana Esthetics LLC. 

In just a few years, Erin Peterson has built a popular multimedia platform that continues to grow, making her a 2024 Spokane Journal of Business Rising Star. 

Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists has opened a second ambulatory surgery center in Spokane Valley, which is dedicated to procedures that use interventional pain procedures. 

Melissa Green has become the Davenport Collection's vice president and area managing director, following a 26-year career in hospitality. In her new role, she hopes to staff the five-hotel collection to its pre-pandemic levels by 2025. 

Paradigm of Idaho, a project management consulting company, has opened a satellite location in downtown Coeur d'Alene. 

Site extension and improvements at Mirabeau Point transit station are underway and will set the stage for a new route that will extend service from downtown Spokane to the Spokane International Airport.