There were almost 1,000 fewer bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington last year than in the previous year, the second consecutive year of declining activity, year-end data show.Consumers and businesses filed 6,214 bankruptcy petitions last year
Spokane Valley-based mining company Revett Minerals Inc. said it had total production of 1.29 million ounces of silver and 10.65 million pounds of copper last year at its Troy Mine, near Troy, Mont.The full-year production amounts for the mine's
Out-of-state driver's licenses surrendered in Spokane County increased in 2011 for the second consecutive year following three years of steep declines, but economic analysts have varying views on what that means for the economy here.One analyst
For the first time in the 20-plus years that the Washington state Department of Ecology has generated recycling statistics, Spokane County residents recycled more waste than they threw away in 2010, according to figures released late last month by
Changes the U.S. Postal Service plans to put into effect this May that could lengthen the delivery window for First Class mail likely won't have much of an impact on business customers here who are sending out large quantities of mail in that local
Crux Subsurface Inc., a Spokane Valley-based geotechnical exploration and construction company, has drilled into a growing segment of its business that involves building transmission line foundations on rugged and often environmentally protected in
Meetings & EventsAmerican Advertising Federation Spokane will hold a Super Bowl Commercials lunch program Monday, Feb. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Global Credit Union, 1520 W. Third. The cost is $15 for AAF members and $25 for For more a
Jan. 31 / Potlatch posts $1.5 million lossPotlatch Corp., of Spokane, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.5 million, or 4 cents a diluted common share, down from net income of $9.4 million, or 22 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.
Hospitals and health care organizations will need more than a couple of aspirin to ready themselves for a likely increase in data security headaches this year, suggests the sponsor of a study on the topic.Industry experts representing health to
Survey suggests, though, some capabilities have deteriorated since '08
January 19, 2012
The majority of executives worldwide appear to be confident in the effectiveness of their organizations' information security practices, though other responses in an international study suggest that some security capabilities have been since 2008.