The beneficial applications of blasting tumors with needle probes that emit vaporizing heat or freezing cold have blossomed, creating more options for cancer patients here, says Spokane interventional radiologist Ken Symington. The called
In fields where competition for talent is keen, some companies here say they often go beyond monetary compensation to create a community workplace culture they hope will help them attract and retain employees. The steps they take to that to
Lighthouse for the Blind Inc., a Seattle nonprofit contract manufacturer, says it will pay workers at a new facility its opening here competitive wages based on annual compensation surveys, including one done here.The nonprofit, which and for
Decorative artist Shirley Offill always has been in touch with the business side of her art, even as a child in her hometown of Missoula, Mont., where she recalls selling pictures on the school playground for a dime.Now, Offill applies her to a
Financial institutions long have been in the business of safeguarding customers assets, but gone are the days when an iron-clad vault was sufficient for the task. Now, information is an asset that also must be protected, and banks continually are
Prospera Wealth Management LLC, an affiliate of LeMaster Daniels, one of Spokanes largest accounting firms, says it has bought APC Financial Services LLC, of Bellevue, Wash., for an undisclosed sum in a related piece to a larger recent It says it
Though the mortgage-lending industry has slumped badly nationally, with reverberations felt in the stock market, residential mortgage specialists here say the Spokane areas conservative nature has allowed it to remain relatively here largely have
Preliminary plans have been filed with the city of Spokane Valley for the construction of 29 multiunit residential structures at the 200-acre campus of Spokane Valley Good Samaritan Village, but a land-use planner whos familiar with the plans the
Medicare supplemental insurance, nicknamed Medigap, has become an increasingly important part of the health-insurance landscape, along with enhanced Medicare Advantage plans, and the decisions seniors make on such coverage also have become more
Issues that involve caring for senior citizens have gotten a jump-start in the planned 60-day legislative session this year with the filing of a report Jan. 11 by a joint legislative task force on long-term care residential facility payment The was