Ted Teske, Author at Greater Spokane Inc.

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Lifting Others: Ben Ferney’s Vision for Equitable and Empathetic Leadership

Leave a Comment / Education and Talent, IN Schools / By Ted Teske

This story is part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! Ben Ferney, superintendent of Cheney Public Schools, attributes his leadership skills to his father, whom he credits for serving as his first mentor. Ferney describes his father as having quiet […]

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Driving [A Bus] For Change

Leave a Comment / IN Schools / By Ted Teske

This story is the first in a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! It’s rare for a school district’s superintendent to also serve as a backup bus driver. But Kim Headrick, superintendent of Medical Lake School District, is exceptional. A proud graduate

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GSI Board Endorses Together Spokane Initiative

Leave a Comment / Economic Development, Education and Talent / By Ted Teske

A rendering of the rebuilt Adams Elementary School, one of the proposed rebuilds included in the Together Spokane Initiative. The Greater Spokane Incorporated Board of Directors voted last week to endorse Together Spokane, a joint ballot measure proposed by Spokane Public Schools and Spokane Parks and Recreation. GSI Executive Director Alisha Benson says of GSI’s

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2026 Leadership Advisory Council and Executive Board Nominations

Leave a Comment / News and Announcements / By Ted Teske

The nominating committee of Greater Spokane Incorporated has successfully completed its responsibility to nominate new members for one-year terms on the Leadership Advisory Council (LAC) and for Executive Board Officers, and Chair-Elects of the six committees for two-year terms, with all terms beginning on January 1, 2026. The nominees for the Executive Board are: Christine Varela, Chair-Elect, Executive Board, DH

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The Manufacturing of Tomorrow

Leave a Comment / Economic Development / By Ted Teske

By Joey Gunning, Director of Economic Development, Greater Spokane Inc Over the past five years, manufacturing job growth in Spokane County has been 0%. You read that right. 0%. National employment hasn’t fared much better, at 2% growth. But if we look ahead, Lightcast projections show 9% growth over the next five years for manufacturing

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Ted Teske

Lifting Others: Ben Ferney’s Vision for Equitable and Empathetic Leadership

Driving [A Bus] For Change

GSI Board Endorses Together Spokane Initiative

2026 Leadership Advisory Council and Executive Board Nominations

The Manufacturing of Tomorrow