A legal dispute between Selkirk Pharma Inc.'s former CEO and its board members is escalating, and the future of the once-promising pharmaceutical manufacturing startup appears to be uncertain.

With increasing demand for care, plans for a new medical campus in Post Falls, and continued investments into new programs, facilities, and staff, Kootenai County’s largest employer is getting even bigger.

Spokane-based Peirone Produce Co. is planning a warehouse expansion that will help extend its service area to Washington’s West Side, a business move that would follow in the footsteps of its parent company, URM Stores Inc.

Rising costs, lagging reimbursement rates, and economic uncertainty are among the challenges facing Providence and MultiCare Health System, as Spokane’s two largest health care providers continue their multiyear, post-pandemic pursuits toward financial prosperity.

Spokane Colleges has announced Kimberlee Messina will resign from her role as president of Spokane Falls Community College to serve as chancellor of City College of San Francisco.

Plans for the envisioned American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center are continuing, for now, despite the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to cancel nearly $50 million in funding for the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene tech hub.