Special Report

Health eXpress provides guidance via the Web

On-demand video service combines convenience, broad access

July 2, 2015

Through a recently expanded online program, Eastern Washington residents can obtain minor medical treatments and services without leaving their home or office.

Despite optimism, small businesses eschew credit

However more owners say they plan to expand

June 18, 2015

Staff Report

The results of theÂ 2015 U.S. Bank Small Business Annual SurveyÂ suggest that small business owners are more confident about the future of their businesses now than at any time in the six-year history of the survey. Optimism is on the rise, businesses are

401(k) plan participation grows, Wells Fargo says

Automatic enrollment by employers cited as factor

June 18, 2015

Staff Report

Wells Fargo & Co., of San Francisco, says the percentage of employees participating in 401(k) plans administered by the company has been growing in recent years.

Investors are 'selectively lowering risk,' survey says

Shifts in strategy follow major sell-offs of bonds

June 18, 2015

Staff Report

Global investors have less appetite for higher risk exposures, particularly in the U.S., according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for May.

Consultant here focuses on SBA lending niche

After diverse career, Roth helps women-led startups

June 18, 2015

Linn Parish

Laurie Roth has a wide range of business experience, but most of her career has centered on a narrow field of finance: U.S. Small Business Administration lending.

Eventual rate hike doesn't doom investments

Action won't necessarily lead to market correction

June 18, 2015

Michael Maehl

For almost a year now, the financial media has been talking about all the real and imagined 'what-ifsâ€ that can occur when the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee actually begins to move interest rates higher after over 30 years of the (mostly) oppo

Bankcda attains record assets as outlook improves

CEO predicts sustained resurgence to profitability

June 18, 2015

Mike McLean

Bankcda, one of the smallest and youngest Inland Northwest-based community banks, expects to crest $100 million in assets this year, says Wes Veach, bankcda president and CEO.

ICM Asset Management to go back on offensive

Pete Chase to head operations at Spokane investment company

June 18, 2015

Jim Simmons, the CEO for ICM Asset Management Inc., hopes naming Pete Chase as a partner at the 34-year-old financial asset company will help recapture investors it lost before the Great Recession.

Confidence in multifamily market is strong in index

Vacancy-rate outlook hits level last recorded in 2012

June 4, 2015

Staff Report

The Multifamily Production Index (MPI), released late last month by the National Association of Home Builders, held steady with a reading of 54 for the first quarter of 2015. That was the 13th consecutive quarter with a reading of 50 or above.

B of A launches down-payment assistance tool

Web-based feature meant to link buyers to programs

June 4, 2015

Staff Report

Bank of America says it has launched a new web-based tool to guide consumers to down-payment and closing-cost assistance programs available in their region. TheÂ Bank of America Down Payment Resource CenterÂ is powered by Down Payment Resource, develope