With a campus redevelopment wrapping up, a new partnership with Whitworth University being fostered, and an annual audit underway, Jim Maxwell is picking up right where his predecessor left off, all while searching for his own replacement.

Killer Burger, a popular Portland, Oregon-based burger franchise that has made headlines with its potentially polarizing Peanut Butter Pickle Bacon burger, is expected to open in Spokane Valley on Nov. 15.

No more naked tables. That's the slogan at Table Topperz LLC, a Spokane startup company that turns ordinary tables and cornhole boards into works of art using adhesive vinyl wraps.

Ryan Arnold has channeled his passion, breadth of knowledge, and interpersonal skillset to make a positive impact on not only the Inland Northwest, but the entire world, some of his peers say. Arnold, 39, is the Coeur d'Alene-based vice president of

Tony Reed is the longest-standing employee at Spokane-based Spiceology Inc., the fast-growing spice and rub manufacturer. The 34-year-old executive director of culinary innovation uses his formal chef training to help develop new spice blends

Post Falls-based Birdie's Pie Shop is mixing Spokane into its operations this week with the opening of a bakery just north of the Monroe Street Bridge. The grand opening of the new shop, at 712 N. Monroe, is set for Sept. 16, says owner Sharee Moss

Providence has partnered with the Washington State University College of Nursing, in Spokane, to provide the school with registered nurses to instruct classes for its RN program. The mutually beneficial partnership, which began about a year ago

Two Spokane-area consortia are competing against more than 370 other groups nationwide to land federal funding for regional Tech Hubs. Ultimately, upward of $75 million could be at stake, and the first round of decisions is expected this fall.

Planning is underway for a roughly 100,000-square-foot marine sales and service facility in Liberty Lake. The planned boat shop will occupy a now-vacant 40-acre site at 24901 E. Appleway, next to the eastbound lanes of Interstate-90 about 1 1/2 miles

Patsy Clark LLC, the investment group that owns Patsy Clark Mansion, is looking into adding a restaurant to the historic building's carriage house. 'The current concept we are investigating is a small, neighborhood-scale eatery,” says Drew Kleman,