Overall property values in Spokane County, as assessed by the Spokane County Assessor's Office, declined last year for the first time since 1983. Property owners might not see a drop in taxes as a result, however, since the average property tax is
Feb. 8 / Potlatch's earnings rise Spokane-based Potlatch Corp. reported net income of $8.9 million, or 22 cents a diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with earnings of $2.9 million, or 7 cents a share, in the For of
Meetings & Events Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a breakfast meeting on Friday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner will give her 2011 State of the City Address. The cost is a
The way Bob Beatty sees it, Whitworth University's School of Global Commerce and Management is known, but not well known, in the Spokane-area business community. Because of that, his vision is for greater visibility and more interaction between
Researchers at the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania continue to find that students aren't making the grade as professionals in the workplace, says an annual nationwide survey on the state of professionalism among a
While most professors follow a standard path from graduate school to post-doctorate to tenure-track position, a few begin their research careers in private enterprise and move to academia. Little support exists for those considering such a and a
The student-loan default rate is on the rise at some Inland Northwest colleges, though institutions here remain below the national rate, the latest available data show and education officials here confirm. That generally upward trend, combined with
A rigorous work-readiness evaluation, such as a state-approved test conducted regularly here by St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute, aims to determine when and under what conditions an injured worker is capable of returning to the job.The goal a
Patano+Hafermann LLC, an architecture firm with offices in Coeur d'Alene and Seattle, is on a mission to push environmentally-friendly architectural design in the Northwest beyond conventional standards.Christopher Patano and Laura Hafermann, of
Avista Corp., of Spokane, says it has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, of Washington D.C., for the fifth-floor renovation of its headquarters building, at 1411 E.