A handful of publicly-traded banks serving the Inland Northwest reported mixed results for the third quarter, with most describing a challenging market.A couple of bank holding companies said acquisitions bolstered quarterly earnings, while some...
Full StoryHart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm, says the stock value of 14 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies as measured in an overall index it prepares rose by nearly 4 percent in the third quarter.The Hart Capital Index...
Full StoryWomen own well over 50 percent of the private wealth in this country. Most new businesses are started by women and they have been outperforming men in higher education since 1990. Women are advancing on all fronts of the economy and will be for to...
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A weakening demand for home mortgage refinancing has caused some institutions here and across the country to cut jobs and refocus their attention on other areas of lending, such as home purchases, to fill the gap. Bank of America cut 1,200 jobs...
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Summer Gilstrap, nurse manager for the Family Maternity Center at Providence Holy Family Hospital, sits in a model maternity suite that's part of a $9.5 million expansion and remodel of the center. The project is scheduled to be completed early...
Full StoryIt's been said that "health is wealth," and it's becoming more evident to employers that the opposite is also true. According to the Workforce Wellness Index, unhealthy behaviors among the U.S. workforce cost employers annually a total of in...
Full StorySpokane Community College plans to start two new courses for certification as a nursing assistant, known as an NAC. Jane Branda, NAC program director at SCC, says the school will offer the medical assistant certified and home care aide certified...
Full StoryProvidence Health Care, the big health-services network here, and Inland Northwest Blood Center say they've entered into a five-year agreement aimed at streamlining blood-management services and improving patient care.The two organizations say a...
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Two experienced Spokane entrepreneurs are in countdown mode for the launch of Arevo Health, a cloud-based software startup that they hope will revolutionize corporate health care efficiency tracking.Ryan Fix and Jim Schlosser founded the company...
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Video-conferencing technology in a new lab at St. Luke's Rehabilitation Center has enabled a 15-year-old recovering from a spinal cord injury at the hospital here to interact daily with his algebra class in Genesee, Idaho, about 100 miles south of...
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Spokane engineer rolls out new ‘backsaver’ invention
Providence, WSU collaborate to address nurse shortage
Idaho WWAMI helps address physician shortage
Opioid addiction emerges as issue in rural communities
Avamere settles into South Hill neighborhood
Healing Lodge of Seven Nations opens new clinic
