WENATCHEE — A Cascade High School senior who designed shoe insoles that generate electricity, the Chelan couple behind the Lake Life retail brand and the emergency dispatch center for Chelan and Douglas counties are among the winners of NCW Tech Alliance's 2026 Innovator Awards.

WENATCHEE — A newspaper publisher, a coalition of faith communities and a longtime mediator were honored Oct. 1 as the Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center celebrated 20 years of helping people find common ground.

WENATCHEE — As artificial intelligence tools find their way into workplaces across North Central Washington, participants at a regional gathering Aug. 11 focused less on what the technology can do …

WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center will recognize Ward Media CEO and Publisher Terry Ward and the Interfaith Justice Coalition as recipients of its 2026 Community …

WENATCHEE — Chelan PUD has received the American Public Power Association's Scattergood System Achievement Award, a national honor recognizing the utility's long-term planning, innovation and …

CHELAN — Tsillan Cellars, a Lake Chelan winery founded more than 25 years ago by Dr. Bob Jankelson, has been acquired by a group of local investors led by Manson residents Ronan and Gillian Walsh. …

MANSON — A longtime dream became reality June 25 as community members gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting for Bigfoot Burger, a new locally owned restaurant in Manson. The ceremony, …

WENATCHEE — Seattle-based AI company Optimly, led by CEO Apurva Luty, swept the major awards at the 2026 Flywheel Investment Conference on Thursday night, taking home the conference’s top …

WENATCHEE — By the final day of the 2026 Flywheel Investment Conference, the conversation had expanded far beyond startup pitches and venture capital. Speakers talked about artificial …

CHELAN — When a heart attack or stroke hits, the difference between life and death is often measured in minutes. In the Lake Chelan Valley, those minutes are increasingly in good hands. Lake …

When a patient arrived in the Wenatchee emergency room with a heart attack just weeks after Coltrain launched, cardiologist Dr. Gautam Nayak saw years of frustration and experimentation finally …

When Ryan James last spoke with Ward Media in 2024 about Dopl Technologies, the company was still testing an ambitious idea: bringing high-quality ultrasound services to rural communities by …

When Susan Rose looks at the data that drives most decisions in public education, she sees a gap. Test scores, graduation rates and attendance metrics dominate the conversation. But as an …

Imagine an entrepreneur who has tested an idea, built a working product, and found their first customers. The next step might be hiring a small team, improving the technology, or expanding into a …

When Brian Eastman walked into the Flywheel Conference in 2024, he was just hoping to “meet some neat people” and maybe learn a few things. Two years later, he’s at the center of the effort, …

Two of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies sued Washington state on Wednesday, alleging a new law to tamp down prescription drug prices for hospitals won’t result in discounts for …

OLYMPIA — Average gasoline prices in Washington rose 4.2 cents per gallon over the past week to $5.27 a gallon Monday, according to a GasBuddy survey of 2,666 stations statewide. GasBuddy said …

Many of today’s most recognizable companies started in surprisingly humble ways. Microsoft, for example, began with Bill Gates and Paul Allen writing software in a small garage. At the time it was …

Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a series examining the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in North Central Washington. Produced in partnership with the NCW Tech Alliance and Flywheel …

WENATCHEE — Average gasoline prices in Washington rose 28.6 cents per gallon over the past week to $4.86 as of Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,666 stations statewide. GasBuddy …