Special Report

Wealth management firm plans for lasting legacy

River Rock was started by third-generation adviser

November 3, 2016

River Rock Family Wealth Management, an affiliate of Wells Fargo Financial Network, is only a year old but already is working to grow its services here. Tighe Smith, the firm's founder and managing director, says that as he works to help clients plan

Election shouldn't influence investment approach

'Wait-and-see' mode isn't necessary, history suggests

November 3, 2016

Michael Maehl

Personally, I can't wait for the election season to pass.Â There are few topics more emotionally charged than politics, whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Independent, Libertarian, or a player to be named later.Â By the way, ifÂ you think this e

â€”Junior Achievement of Washington/North by Northwest

Raising financial literacy

Junior Achievement initiative to involve 1,900 kids here

November 3, 2016

Mike McLean

Junior Achievement will partner with Spokane Public Schools for the second year in presenting middle school students with a day of hands-on experience with financial challenges they'll likely face as adults. This school year, Junior Achievement Finance

Hart Capital's foray into Idaho

Investment firm now manages $300 million in assets

November 3, 2016

Spokane-based Hart Capital Management Inc. has opened an office in Coeur d'Alene, saying that 20 percent of its client base now is in North Idaho. The company expanded last month into a 2,200-square-foot office space on the main floor of McEuen Terrace

UW physician assistant program targets rising need

Nearly 400 providers have graduated in past 20 years

October 20, 2016

Stacey Denny

Physician assistants are playing a more vital role in health care communities across the U.S. In Spokane, many of these physician assistants are graduates of the University of Washington's MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program here. Currently

WSU's sleep research center keeps growing

Budget of operation here has doubled since 2009

October 20, 2016

In the last seven years, Washington State University's Sleep and Performance Research Center has seen its annual budget more than double, a reflection of the growth and amount of work it now conducts at the Spokane campus east of downtown. The sleep ce

Humana adds hearing aid benefit to Medicare plans

Insurer beefs up Advantage offerings in six counties

October 20, 2016

Staff Report

Humana Inc., the Louisville, Ky.-based health insurance company, says it's teaming up with a hearing aid company to provide Medicare beneficiaries in Spokane County and five other counties in Washington state with better access to hearing exams and affo

Tacoma's Multicare offers online health services here

System using billboards to draw local consumers

October 20, 2016

Kim Crompton

MultiCare Health System, a Tacoma-based provider network, is using billboards here to market health care services that Spokane-area consumers can access online. 'Online healthcare when and where you need it. Visit multicare.ecare.com,â€ says the messa

New digestive center launched in Post Falls

Comprehensive approach is focus at hospital facility

October 20, 2016

Samantha Peone

Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls has opened the Northwest Institute for Digestive Surgery, says Dr. John L. Pennings, founder and director of the institute. Located at 750 N. Syringa, the digestive center occupies about 10,000 square feet and i

Premera Blue Cross adopts new customer-service focus

Big health insurer invests in tech, patient research

October 20, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

With open enrollment periods for health insurance starting next month, consumers once again find themselves navigating the complexities of health care plans. Because of those complexities, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross says it has be