The Washington state Senate budget proposal would put the Spokane-based portion of the five-state medical education program known as WWAMI in peril if it wins out over the House version of the budget, says Dr. Paul Ramsey, the CEO of University of Washing

HomeStreet Inc., the Seattle-based residential lender with three Spokane-area offices, says it has seen strong growth in its employer-assisted mortgage lending program since the bank entered the Spokane market three years ago.

Dan Pinkerton, founder and president of Coeur d'Alene-based wealth management company Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, and his wife, Kathryn, plan to open a unique museum in a building that's under construction in the Riverstone development north

Sperry Van Ness|Cornerstone, known until recently as Cornerstone Property Advisors LLC, expects to expand as a commercial real estate brokerage here under its new affiliation with a national franchise network, say cousins Guy and Matt Byrd, principals at

Developers planning to construct a $2.5 million retail and office building at the long-dormant lot at the northwest corner of Division Street and Third Avenue hope to break ground in July and complete the project by year-end. The project, now tentatively