NIL collectives have emerged as the new fundraising vehicle to pay student-athletes at local universities. In the Inland Northwest, there are two major collectives: the Zags Collective, representing Gonzaga University men's and women's basketball athletes, and the Cougar Collective which raises funds for Washington State University athletes.  

World Relief Spokane has relocated its corporate office to Spokane Valley to help expand employer partnerships for the nonprofit's refugee clients.

Students in the Barker Capital Management and Trading program at the University of Idaho are getting exposure to investing and risk management by using real money provided through the $1 million Barker Endowment Fund. 

Gonzaga University School of Law has increased its enrollment over the last six years and launched efforts to create a pipeline of homegrown attorneys to rural communities in Washington state. 

A four-story, 15,000-square-foot facility for children and youth is taking shape in West Central Spokane. 

Eastern Washington University will complete the first phase of a $110 million renovation of its Science Building and move into the second phase of the project this year.

Washington State University is in the initial design phase of a 60,000-square-foot Team Health Education building and is anticipating a construction start date of July 2025, depending on funding. 

Glen Dow Academy to close after 55 years of business in downtown Spokane.

Marty Dickinson has shared in the leadership on the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, ONE Spokane Stadium, the LaunchNW scholarships, and many other civic initiaitves.

As a professor at Whitworth, Vange Ocasio Hochheimer strives to equip students to be critical thinkers with tools to enhance what works and to challenge and fix what doesn’t.