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Avista-led effort works to entice engineers

Spokane-based power company Avista Corp. has ramped up its student and post-graduation engineering development programs in the last few years, enabling students and graduates to experience working in different engineering departments within the company be...

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Collaboration ignites educational initiative here

A group of educational, business, and nonprofit partners—brought together through an innovative civic model—will collaborate with Spokane Public Schools to expand efforts to help at-risk middle school students in northeast Spokane. The goal is to inc...

State L&I’s ‘Stay at Work’ program hits milestone

A state effort to help bring injured workers back to work as quickly as medically possible is making a real difference, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries claims. Last month, the program known as “Stay at Work” marked a milestone, ...

GU computer science students develop text-reply app

Recognizing that many people nowadays expect an immediate response to text messages, Gonzaga University seniors Collin Walker and Tyler Doster have developed a new app called Text Secretary that automatically replies to text messages. ...

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Elea Sprinkle: Leading Bureau’s Business Boom

Elea Sprinkle, president and CEO of the Spokane-based Better Business Bureau of Eastern Washington, North Idaho, and Montana, says the organization has experienced significant growth in multiple areas in the last few years. “Everything is up,” she sa...

Jared Webley, an associate with Gallatin Public Affairs, and Kristen Paul, of the Gonzaga Graduate School of Business, are both members of the Spokane Young Professionals group.

Spokane’s emerging leaders seeks support

Ask any three people what constitutes leadership and you will probably get three very different answers. It turns out the subject of leadership is on the minds of many in Spokane, both on the part of established business people who have lived and done b...

Rising Stars 2014: Ellie Aaro

The Inland Northwest is home to a sizable number of young entrepreneurs and emerging professionals. We asked a small sampling of them to tell us about their careers so far and aspirations for the future....

Rising Stars 2014: Ben Klündt

The Inland Northwest is home to a sizable number of young entrepreneurs and emerging professionals. We asked a small sampling of them to tell us about their careers so far and aspirations for the future. ...

Rising Stars 2014: Alicia R. Levy

The Inland Northwest is home to a sizable number of young entrepreneurs and emerging professionals. We asked a small sampling of them to tell us about their careers so far and aspirations for the future. ...

Rising Stars 2014: Chris Reilly

The Inland Northwest is home to a sizable number of young entrepreneurs and emerging professionals. We asked a small sampling of them to tell us about their careers so far and aspirations for the future. ...

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