Temporary-help agencies here say they're seeing an encouraging increase in demand for the contract laborers they provide, though levels of optimism among those in the industry vary.Meanwhile, such companies say they're adapting to the lagging by

A Spokane physician says the drug Suboxone is a powerful weapon in helping substance-abuse patients fight against a "scourge" of addiction to powerful drugs such as OxyContin.The physician, Dr. Jerome Dirkers, says he first saw the benefits from

The Waterford on South Hill retirement community has launched a multimillion-dollar facelift of its main building on its campus, but also is experiencing the effects of a difficult economy, with higher-than-normal vacancies. Meanwhile its cottage

As the housing industry goes, so goes the title insurance industry, and with the big slump in home sales both here and nationally, companies here that provide title insurance have had to weather a difficult storm along with the sector they home to

With the U.S. marine industry in a downturn, longtime Spokane manufacturer EZ Loader Boat Trailers Inc. has taken steps to diversify by winning regulatory approval to sell its boat trailers throughout Europe and by launching a line of utility and a

Spokane County has a far higher percentage of women who smoke during pregnancy than other areas of the state, a statistic well known to public health officials here, who say that while it's not entirely clear why that's the case, they hope to of a