Viren & Associates Inc., a Spokane-based financial planning and employee benefits advisory company, has remained viable for almost 20 years by diversifying the services it offers clients, says Paul Viren, managing principal there. Viren, who in
Fewer than 700 banks appear on problem list, reaching three-year low
January 31, 2013
Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported aggregate net income of $37.6 billion in the third quarter of 2012, a $2.3 billionor 6.6 percentimprovement from the $35.2 billion in the
As the economy tentatively improves and businesses begin to increase sales and rebuild inventory, commercial-and-industrial lending also is on the rise, some lenders here say.Spokane-based Sterling Bank and the Spokane operations of U.S. Bank, a
Greg Franson, of SNAP Financial Access, and World Relief Spokane's Ivan Yerebakan have worked in tandem for years on a program meant to kick-start small businesses operated by refugees that find themselves relocated to Spokane.The development or
Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, has started work on two jobs for the Othello School District that have a combined value of $2.7 million. Othello is located about 120 miles southwest of Spokane, between Moses Lake and the Tri-Cities. The a
Genesis Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, has started work on a 5,300-square-foot, $664,000 office and retail building in North Spokane.Bob Bennie, owner of Genesis Construction, says the single-story structure located at 11402 N. in
The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to replace streetlights along roughly three miles of Interstate 90 between Liberty Park and the Latah Creek bridges, says Al Gilson, spokesman for DOT's eastern region.Two federally funded
The 38-acre Cheney Industrial & Commerce Park has gained a third-party certification that it is development ready, with roads, utilities, and other infrastructure in place for businesses that want to locate facilities there. With the recent city
Kearsley Construction Inc. plans to start work in April on a new $2.5 million wastewater treatment system in Lind, Wash., says Frank Gowdy, owner of the Spokane Valley-based contracting company. The town of Lind, which awarded Kearsley the is 76 a
Eastern State Hospital, the state-run inpatient psychiatric facility at Medical Lake, has selected two contractors for three separate upgrade projects valued at a combined total of at least $1.7 million.Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane was