Kim Crompton

A dynamic approach to fitness

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August 2, 2018

A long line of parents, siblings, and friends of aspiring young gymnasts waited outside the Dynamic Athletic Center in mid-May to enter the facility and watch a season-ending gymnastics show featuring more than 800 young people of all ages. The crowd

College Success Foundation: Building a pathway for underserved students in Spokane

Support, scholarship system boosts higher ed access

July 19, 2018

Kim Crompton

The College Success Foundation, a Bellevue, Wash.-based nonprofit organization, has elevated its Inland Northwest presence and established a strong philanthropic base of support here since opening a Spokane-area office in 2014. The foundation provides an

An epic undertaking at MultiCare

Health care network launches new patient records system in Spokane area

July 5, 2018

Kim Crompton

Spokane-area health care providers, administrators, and patients alike should begin to see benefits immediately as a result of MultiCare Health System's recent conversion to the Epic electronic health records system here, say representatives of the nonp

Advanced Dermatology adds space, to hire more doctors

27-year-old practice now billed as largest in INW

July 5, 2018

Kim Crompton

Dr. Joel Sears, founder of Spokane-based Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery PLLC, says he didn't set out to develop a practice of a certain size or one that would dominate the Inland Northwest in that specialized area of medicine. 'I just tried to s

Last Metropolitan Mortgage payments could come this year

Court ruling strikes blow to remaining asset value

January 18, 2018

Kim Crompton

Investors who lost tens of millions of dollars when Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. and affiliate Summit Securities Inc. shut down about 14 years ago could receive a final distribution late this year from trusts set up to recoup some

Spokane's aerial firefighters wind down busy season

Aero-Flite, Aero Spray work to extend contracts

August 31, 2017

Kim Crompton

Perhaps not surprising given the smoke that blanketed the Inland Northwest for an extended period this summer, two companies that offer aerial fire-suppression services from bases here say their unique aircraft have been busy this season. Aero Spray Inc.

Editor's Notebook: Reflections of a thankful observer

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August 31, 2017

Kim Crompton

Being born into a newspaper family, and working at weekly newspapers from the time I could handle a broom and dust pan or carry out other printer's devil duties, I knew before I'd finished elementary school what I wanted to do when I grew up. Many yo

Truck driver electronic log deadline nears

Federal mandate scheduled to become effective Dec. 17

August 17, 2017

Kim Crompton

Spokane-area trucking company executives say they expect to be in compliance with a new electronic logging device mandate by its Dec. 18 effective date, although some have mixed feelings about the controversial federal requirement. The new rule requires

Sound-Rite selects president, looks to add more robots

Cd'A parts maker reports difficulty finding workers

August 3, 2017

Kim Crompton

Sound-Rite Plastics Ltd., parent company for Coeur d'Alene-based Accurate Molded Plastics Inc. and Mold-Rite Inc., of Woodinville, Wash., says it has hired a new president and is accelerating efforts to add more robots to its processes due to difficulti

Newport elder legal practice kindles, taps demand

10-year-old Newport firm opens office in Sandpoint

August 3, 2017

Kim Crompton

A Newport, Wash., elder law practice headed by a woman who grew up in Spokane has grown substantially since its founding 10 years ago, despite serving a sparsely populated part of the state, and recently opened a Sandpoint office to broaden its client bas