The Spokane area can expect a hefty dose of transportation spending this year, with more than $266 million in projects either under way or planned to start, including about $43 million of work on the north-south freeway thanks to more than $30 in a

Although the pipeline for new construction projects appears to be slowing, major projects valued at more than $660 million, most of which started last year or the year before that, are under way in Spokane County, and big projects worth more than a

Tim Van Lohuizen and Joe Angelo, the principals at Financial Strategies, a small Post Falls financial-planning and risk-management firm, left larger companies so they could be closer to clients.Van Lohuizen says he worked at an investment in

l economic stimulus bill has extended provisions that make it more attractive for businesses to buy new equipment and also has broadened a tax tool that allows businesses to apply losses in the current year to earlier years.Among other tax the of

Tough times can cut two ways for accounting firms that provide services to struggling industries. While many companies tend to pull back on their use of consulting services, economic uncertainty also tends to prompt businesses to make sure they a a