The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has purchased nearly 43,000 acres of timberland from Oregon-based Stimson Timber Company over the past two years, restoring land lost within the Coeur d’Alene Reservation during the late 1800s.

Mary McDirmid, co-founder of All Needs Planning, has co-authored a book designed to help educate and empower families caring for loved ones with disabilities as they navigate the complexities of wealth management, caregiving, and long-term planning.

Since launching The Genova Foundation in February 2025, Mike and Sandi Genova have awarded or pledged $1.2 million in grants to nonprofits with initiatives in health care, youth, and economic development.

Missing middle housing — once a mere sliver of residential permits issued by the city of Spokane between 2020 and 2022 — surged to nearly 20% of all residential permitting in 2025.

Novara Energy Alliance, a newly formed organization, is focused on challenges at the intersection of energy and water systems.

Integrated Lipid Biofuels LLC, a biotech and sustainability company based in Spokane Valley, has developed and launched its first consumer product and is preparing a Kickstarter campaign to support its initial market rollout.

T.W. Clark Construction LLC has expanded beyond general contracting, positioning the Spokane Valley-based company as a vertically integrated builder-developer that can guide projects from land acquisition through leasing.

After more than a decade in the works, long-planned infrastructure projects in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood are beginning to take shape, with the first wave of street, sidewalk, and bike network upgrades now complete.

Phyllis Campbell, 2026 Spokane Journal of Business Icon, led an accumulative 50-year career in banking, philanthropy, and board service across the Inland Northwest and western Washington. 

A newly expanded Washington property tax relief program is expected to lower tax bills for the households of more than 10,000 Spokane County seniors and people with disabilities, with thousands more newly eligible individuals expected to enroll.