The U.S. Small Business Administration has released a third round of Paycheck Protection Program loan funds, and bankers here say they're prepared to handle changes made as a result of updates to the program.

Carla Cicero was born and raised in Los Angeles, where her credit union career began in her teenage years. In 2011, she came to Spokane from a Wisconsin credit union to become president and CEO at Spokane Valley-based Numerica Credit Union.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court trusts have issued what might be the final payments to investors who lost hundreds of millions of dollars when Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. and affiliate Summit Securities Inc. shut down nearly two decades ago

Despite the economic havoc COVID-19 brought on wide swaths of the economy last year, the pandemic's presence didn't halt the downward trend of bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington.

Development of two massive projects in northeastern Spokane-the Beacon Hill residential development and the Esmeralda Commerce Park-might not start as expected this year.

Ever thought it's those out-of-towners who have driven up housing prices here recently? You probably aren't alone. After all, the median house price for resale has climbed from approximately $284,000 to $330,000 over the past four quarters.