Rose Noble recently stepped into her role as the new CEO of Visit Spokane, taking the helm from Meg Winchester, who retired at the start of the year. Noble, 40, has been on site at the Visit Spokane offices since May 15, in what she describes as

Spokane Regional Land Holding Properties LLC, commonly referred to as Spokane land bank, has received $970,000 in land donations and grant money since its launch last August, close to meeting its goal of $1 million in its first year.

Contracts for operational use of the new Spokane Public Schools-owned stadium, One Spokane Stadium, are nearing completion, with a goal of formalizing that arrangement by Aug. 1, says Stephanie Curran, CEO of Spokane Public Facilities District.

Architecture and interior design company Uptic Studios Inc., of Spokane, has completed the formation of Uptic Curated, a design division dedicated to providing procurement, styling, and staging services to clients throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Scoop Troop LLC, a Spokane-based business that provides dog-waste removal services, has acquired Dooky's Pet Waste Removal, says Scoop Troop co-founder and president William Milliken. The $54,000 acquisition took effect July 1 and helps expand the

Charina Carothers, a licensed independent clinical social worker and owner of Providential Solutions LLC, says she has had clients reach out to her because they need someone who understands what it is like to be of a different ethnicity.

Earlier this year, Jeri Self-Merritt, most recently a partner with the Spokane offices of Eide Bailly LLP, retired from her decades-long career in public accounting. Self-Merritt, 58, entered the public accounting industry in 1987. Since then, she has

Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster has selected a site in Spokane's University District for its future headquarters, though those involved in the organization that wants to make Inland Northwest a magnet for life science companies say it could

Kevin Brockbank took the helm as chancellor of Community Colleges of Spokane, on May 1, succeeding Christine Johnson who held the role for 12 years until her retirement in December 2022. Brockbank, 51, grew up in Montana and received his bachelor's