Many would-be stock investors are awaiting a perfect storm.That is a miraculous time when prospects for gains are outstanding, prices are reasonable, and risk is minimal.They shouldn't hold their breath. In 2008, stock prices were low but dim

June 28 / Deer Park Golf Club, property auction set A Tulsa, Okla.-based auction company said that the Deer Park Golf Club and surrounding property, encompassing 265 acres, will be offered at auction Aug. 26. The company, Williams & in

Workshops & Seminars The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) will hold a workshop, titled How to Start a New Business, on Wednesday, July 7, and another called How to Write a Business Plan, on Wednesday, July 14. Both will be

June15 / Employment here falls About 206,900 people held nonagricultural wage and salary jobs in the Spokane area in May, down by 5,300 from the May 2009 level, but up by 1,900 from April this year, preliminary state figures said. put

A to Z Rentals gets new owner, may expand A to Z Rentals & Sales Inc., a Spokane Valley-based chain of six rental stores, has a new majority owner. Trevor Kettrick says he has bought controlling interest in the business from his who Z

DNG Designs Ltd., a graphics design firm, has leased 2,400 square feet of floor space at 3896 Schreiber Way, in Coeur d'Alene, and has moved there a from larger space at 3635 Covington, in Post Falls. Craig Hunter and Rob Kannapien, both of Banker

Inland Asphalt Co., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder for a project that involves reconstructing Second Avenue through downtown Spokane, as well as work on other associated streets there.Inland bid $3.2 million to rebuild Second from Sunset

A longtime Spokane flooring supply company has closed its doors and filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here, citing debts of $2.1 million.Floor Supply Distributing Inc., has been in operation here for about 45 years, says a

Four limited liability companies through which Frank and Anne Marie DeCaro, of Spokane, own commercial properties here have filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, forestalling foreclosure actions.The companies—FAM 1 2