Foreclosures on deeds of trust in Spokane County rose for the fifth consecutive year in 2011, climbing 7 percent to within 40 of the peak 1,152 foreclosures recorded in 2002, auditor's office data show.The rate of increase has slowed, though, 12
Mitch Silver, a Spokane businessman who owns the Bing Crosby Theater building in downtown Spokane, says he's planning to put that historic property up for sale this spring.Silver says he decided to sell the 756-seat theater, located at 901 W. he
Rocky Mountain Construction Group Inc., of Hayden, is erecting a new $1 million shop building where it plans to move its proprietary roller coaster track manufacturing operations, says Fred Grubb, the company's president. The move also will make
In the almost five years since it was acquired by Danish industrial giant FLSmidth & Co. A/S, FLSmidth Spokane Inc. has seen its sales increase exponentially. The company expects to see that growth continue as the global mining market remains says
Self-described serial entrepreneur Mark Baker formed a company in 2008 through which he developed a word-strategy card game called 5 To Close, but he never could develop a suitable strategy for producing the game and properly launching the three 5
The company that owns the Rock Pointe Corporate Center has filed for bankruptcy protection, staving off a foreclosure sale of the big office complex north of downtown Spokane as debt woes continue to mount for the company's founders.The Chapter
How would you invest $10,000 this year?That's a question posed annually to a panel of investment experts.A year ago, our pundits were relatively optimistic as most suggested quality U.S. stock investments, along with some shorter-term bonds a
Jan. 14 / Verner's back pay request deniedFormer Spokane Mayor Mary Verner received a determination letter from the city stating it ruled against her request to receive $140,000 of back pay from the last two years of her term. "We had, from an /
Meetings & EventsThe City of Spokane Valley Public Works Department will hold a free community meeting on Sullivan Road Replacement Bridge preliminary design Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Center Place, 2426 N. Discovery Place. For
In theory, older people and people with higher levels of education should be more financially stable and have an easier time affording their homes. New research from the University of Iowa suggests that's not the case.Jerry Anthony, associate in