With the Washington State University medical school's inaugural class well underway on its first semester of instruction, now's the time to start building a larger medical residency infrastructure in the Spokane area. Otherwise, many of those future

Beauty spa to open in Spokane Valley Entrepreneur Ann Cao has purchased the 6,000-square-foot Evergreen Wellness Center, at 10 N. Evergreen in Spokane Valley, and plans to turn it into 7 Wonders Beauty & Spa Center. Cao hopes to open the business during

The city of Spokane should remain open to private-public partnership and look to leverage maximum use out of its increasingly valuable property on and near the Spokane River. Specifically, the city's Parks and Recreation Department should continue to

Alarm bells rung by contractors and others in the construction trades regarding the current worker shortage should be heard by educators and civic leaders, and efforts to fill the employee pipeline require action beyond those of the building industry alon

Elder Law Group PLLC has moved its office to 711 W. Indiana, Ste. 102, says Lynn St. Louis, owner. The firm, which previously had been located at 207 W. Nora, about a half mile east of the new office, moved to accommodate business growth, says St. Louis.

Seven Spokane-area women, six of them who are subleasing space, have teamed up to open a new bath and beauty store in the NorthTown Mall, at 4750 N. Division. The 1,300-square-foot store, called BeYoutiful Bath Bombs & More, is located on the mall's f

The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine will welcome its charter class of students tomorrow, Aug. 18, with a white coat ceremony to signify their entry into the medical profession. The event will focus on new beginnings for fut

Wildflowers Vintage, a furniture and home décor store, has opened in the Millwood neighborhood, at 3201 N. Argonne Road. The store is owned and operated by John and Brittnie Sochte and their business partner Joy Arch, who are its sole employees. 'W

Close observers of Spokane-area business happenings have to feel a bit shell-shocked following the announced sales so far this year of three key longtime employers here-Telect Inc., Avista Corp., and Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories-to far-of

Owner Patrick Hughes has turned his former Rio Grill Brazilian Express in the River Park Square food court into Classic Burger, occupying 800 square feet of space next to a Panda Express outlet. 'When it came down to it, people didn't understand the