Steve Stevens, new CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated, arrived here on the last day of Hoopfest, having never set foot in Washington state before. 'I wandered around downtown for a few hours, and I was just amazed,” says Stevens, 53.

With the number of Americans over the age of 65 at 41 million and increasing, governments and local organizations are faced with the growing problem of elder abuse, which is defined as the intentional or neglectful acts by a caregiver or trusted individua

When it comes to the arts and culture in Spokane, arts organizers say there's a large population working in the creative sector, but audience participation in the region is low, well below the national average in most categories. Those numbers show up

The recently opened and already busy Target retail store at the Regal Plaza shopping center reflects the demand for new retail development on the South Hill, says prominent Spokane real estate developer Dave Black, who also notes that it took more than a

Recent high-profile, low-income senior housing projects here valued at some $34 million mark a brief surge in such developments before an impending drought, people involved in the projects say. The project pipeline for low-income senior housing projects