Two years after seceding from the regional tourism promotion allegiance, Spokane Valley sees a growing interest in the city, and a future in sports travel. 

Premera Blue Cross's program to help members experiencing mental health distress gain access to providers has shown success in the first two years since launching. 

Alan Lesher, president and CEO of the YMCA of the Inland Northwest, will retire from his role at the end of the month after a 16-year tenure with the nonprofit organization. 

Vineyard Park at South Hill is acquired by a Western Washington company and begins to renovate the facility in keeping with the company brand. 

A communications startup in Coeur d'Alene geared toward detecting harmful language is getting a big boost from local investors and notable people in the tech world. 

CDL PowerSuite has hired Andrew Hite as its new CEO and has acquired Hite's marketing company Tribe Media Lab SPC. 

RWC Group, a commercial truck and dealership company with a location in Spokane, plans to build a dealership and warehouse in Liberty Lake. 

Besse Bailey, a 20-year banking veteran has been promoted to regional market president of Mountain West Bank. The Journal sat down with Bailey to discuss how she got into banking and what she hopes to accomplish in this new role.