April 6 / City launches certified-sites programThe city of Spokane launched a new program called "Certified Sites" that it said will provide business owners an easy way to obtain information about commercial and industrial sites that are ready a

Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Incorporated will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane on Friday, April 13, from 7 to 9 a.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Court. Chris Rivera, president of the Washington & will

Wheatland Bank, of Spokane, says it has entered into a partnership with Sunnyvale, Calif.-based IronKey Inc. that will enable it to provide added protection to its business customers and safeguard their accounts from financial malware attacks.It

Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported an aggregate profit of $26.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, a $4.9 billion improvement from the $21.4 billion in net income the industry in of

Despite the two-year-old federal legislation to protect young consumers, college-age adults remain easy prey for credit card companies, which have moved off campus and onto Facebook. A recent analysis by University of South Carolina law Eboni a

All consumer loan types saw a decline in default rates for a second consecutive month in February, according to new data released earlier this month. The information was compiled by S&P Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit a

Bank On Spokane, a consortium of seven Inland Northwest banks and credit unions and a number of area nonprofit organizations, has formed here to promote financial literacy and to provide low- and moderate-income residents with better access to fair

Columbia Banking System Inc., the Tacoma, Wash.-based parent of Columbia Bank, has reported an 86 percent increase in its net income in 2011, compared with 2010, attributing the surge to three acquisitions and organic growth.The bank company net