Coming off a year in which projects valued at well over $1 billion were issued building permits throughout Spokane County, 2017 is looking to be a strong construction year. A sampling of larger Spokane-area projects underway and planned this year totals

Douglas, Eden, Phillips, DeRuyter & Stanyer PS has one of the longer names among Spokane law firms, but some of the members say they don't want the smallish firm to get much bigger. Douglas, Eden, Phillips, DeRuyter & Stanyer has nine lawyers, eight of

WTB Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Washington Trust Bank, has reported significant full-year growth, with increases in net income, loans, deposits, and assets, for 2016. The company reported net income of $52 million for last year, up from

It wasn't what she originally planned upon starting her own business three years ago, but Spokane Valley resident and entrepreneur Karen Herford now is using her skillset in the hospitality industry and applying it to a second job working with homeless

Several large hotel brands have begun experimenting with digital key technology here, which enables hotel guests to enter their room by holding their smartphone to the lock, rather than using the traditional plastic key card. Hotel representatives here

The Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, which is known as a venue for showcasing an eclectic array of regional and nationally touring performing artists, also has become a rental venue and service provider for local private events, says Annie Christy,

Washington state attorneys and educators are working to create a new type of legal professional who can provide counsel without a law degree, with the goal of providing less expensive services to underserved populations. Administered through the Washing