Community and Economic Development

Physical therapy partnership grows through period of shared patient load during young families years, to expanding business growth for retirement nest egg.

The event, hosted at WSU Spokane, will bring together key players in the built environment from the community, industry and academia.

David Brown, associate professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is the new director of AgWeatherNet, Washington’s agricultural weather network.

“People come here hungry for knowledge,” said Brisbane. “I help feed them.”

Small businesses support their communities by providing jobs, generating sales tax revenue, and giving of cash, time or goods to support local nonprofits or other community groups.

For more than a decade, WSU Extension educator José García-Pabón has helped Washington’s Latino community find success.

MILLIANA, originally a Manhattan jewelry company, moves to Spokane and flourishes with economy, environment and help from Washington SBDC.

Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute program helps students learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship and gives them the tools to translate their ideas into real world businesses.

“Reviving Civility” will be discussed by former U.S. Congressmen Mickey Edwards and Dan Glickman at a luncheon Sept. 11 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.

No-fail attitude combined with help from Washington SBDC leads company from meager times to solid growth and profitability.