Stephaine Courtney founded The Learning Project in 2015 to provide affordable in-person and online training for educators that interact with children from nontraditional families or who have behavior issues. The business has evolved in the last eight...
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Lynn Ciani, chief risk officer and general counsel for Spokane Valley-based Numerica Credit Union, retired from a 40-year career in law and banking on Jan. 2. Ciani grew up in Southern California and received a bachelor’s degree in political science ...
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Former Spokane Mayor John Powers says he’s happy to be reacclimating to the Lilac City following a 16-year hiatus on the West Side after leaving office here in 2003. During his time away from Spokane, Powers worked in regional economic development in...
Full StoryFairchild Air Force Base is continuing its externships program with a second cohort next month. Capt. Sean Johnson, chief technology officer of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild, says the program currently is accepting up to 10 external partners...
Full StorySt. Petersburg, Florida-based multinational investment bank and financial services company Raymond James Financial Inc. plans to establish a new office in Spokane. The company is renovating a 3,000-square-foot space in an office building at...
Full StorySometimes simple concepts explain a lot. So it is with the labor force participation rate. In light of its recent trend in Spokane County, it’s smart to pay attention to this measure of economic health. Workforce availability is often the first...
Full StoryIsland Style Food restaurant, which has been operated from a food truck for over two years, will have a permanent home this spring in the former Kabot’s Kitchen building, at 2931 N. Division. Owner Nicholas DeCaro says he plans to open Island Style ...
Full StoryThe new East Trent Avenue Bridge, which spans the Spokane River near Gonzaga University, is slated to open to traffic this spring, nearly three years after the original bridge was demolished to make way for a replacement, says Jody Qualley...
Full StoryQuality Powdercoating Inc., of Hayden, is constructing a new facility in Hayden. Post Falls-based Donohoe Construction is the contractor on the project. Rich Donohoe, owner and manager of the construction company, says the powder coating company plans ...
Full StoryReal estate investors from Western Washington have shifted some of their focus toward commercial real estate in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, where some commercial markets are expected to provide better opportunities and returns on investments than ...
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