Karina Elias

After securing two dozen U.S. Department of Energy projects, Spokane-based Johnston Engineering PLLC is expanding its footprint by building a new 11,500-square-foot headquarters on the West Plains and preparing to increase its staff as clean-energy work accelerates.

Burnout is emerging as one of the most significant health challenges in today’s workforce, as employees struggle with blurred boundaries, chronic overwork, and the rapid pace of technological advancements and artificial intelligence.

A state investment aimed at adding and retaining high-value manufacturing jobs complements a $30 million private investment for an expansion at Mercer Mass Timber LLC in Spokane Valley, a move local leaders say will anchor the company’s future in the region and strengthen Washington state’s manufacturing industry.

The renovation of the historic Peyton Building in downtown Spokane was put on pause earlier this summer, but is anticipated to resume at the end of October.

A year after setting out to build drive-thru tea shops in Arizona, Revival Tea Co. founder Andrew Henry is steering his company in a new direction — toward the Midwest.

At the Hillyard Senior Center, a young director is focused on preserving the organization's 50-year-old history while rebranding and preparing for an ongoing wave of baby boomers.

Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster has landed its first tenant while simultaneously securing a Community Impact Grant from Rotary Club of Spokane 21, says Executive Director Michaele Armstrong.   

Every year for the past decade, Spokane Boxing Gym LLC has grown a little bigger, drawn a little more attention, and pulled in students from farther afield. For owner Rick Welliver, the numbers matter less than witnessing and being a part of the transformation of many of his students.

Anna Alsept, a 2025 Spokane Journal of Business Rising Star, is credited as the driving force behind the indoor track and field season at The Podium in Spokane's North Bank neighborhood.

Brian Jon Garvey has come up with his next invention: a dual-propulsion fin system that could power Navy SEALs through the ocean at 15 mph, dubbed JetFinz.