Judith Spitzer

Stay Alfred ramps up its staff in Spokane as sales increase

Short-term rental provider projects 80 workers by '17

May 7, 2015

Stay Alfred, a three-year old company based here that rents out downtown vacation properties in large cities, may be one of the fastest growing Spokane companies that nobody has heard of, asserts Skyler Reep, company spokesman. Headquartered in almost

Wading through Social Security survivor options

Analysts advise couples to formulate strategy early

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Understanding the Social Security system can be a challenge regardless of marital status, but if you're married and your spouse dies, it's important to have prepared in advance to traverse a system that can be complex, says Sarah Carlson, owner of Spo

Inland Northwest public companies lag behind S&P 500

Index dips in first three months

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm, says the combined stock value of 11 publicly traded companies in the Inland Northwest, as measured in an overall index it compiles, fell 3.4 percent in the first quarter of 2015, compared with

Cheney credit union's membership rises after charter change

Its ranks have ballooned by 600 over last two years

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Cheney Federal Credit Union has added 600 members to its field of membership since April, 2013 when its charter was expanded to include anyone who lives within the Cheney and Medical Lake school districts, which includes Airway Heights, says JoAn Sanders,

Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center plans $3.5 million building

New facility would replace South Sherman structure

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

The Spokane-based Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center plans to develop a new $3.5 million facility to replace the current building located at 855 S. Sherman, says Freda Gandy, the center's director. Coeur d'Alene-based Watson & Herres LLC

Craft3 opens Spokane office

Nontraditional lender now has operations in seven Northwest cities

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Craft3, a nonprofit lender based in the southwestern Washington city of Ilwaco, has opened a Spokane office in the Peyton Building, at 10 N. Post downtown, says Susan Doll, Craft3's senior business lender here.

North Bank sportsplex research to move forward

PFD will inspect, test site across from park

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Research into a proposed $27 million sports field house is moving forward following an agreement giving the Spokane Public Facilities District the go-ahead to inspect the mostly city-owned property north of the Spokane River, near Riverfront Park, says Ke

Spokane's sick leave rules gain ground

Opinions on proposed citywide policy vary widely

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Spokane City Council members on Monday evening voted to assign a work group to study the possible implementation of a mandatory sick and safe leave policy that would require businesses in the city to give their workers the opportunity to earn sick leave h

Spokane International Academy to open this fall

Old St. Patrick's building to house charter school

April 9, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Spokane International Academy, one of two free charter schools authorized by Spokane Public Schools to open this fall, is putting the finishing touches on the 1914 building in Hillyard that will house its first students, says Travis Franklin, the schoolâ€

Several housing projects here OK'd for financing

State commission's nod totals $22 million locally

April 9, 2015

Judith Spitzer

The Washington state Housing Finance Commission has approved financing for three new Spokane building projects and a land acquisition here worth a total of $22 million, says commission spokeswoman Margret Graham.