In the space of one generation, college students have gone from studying with highlighters and wire notebooks to laptops, netbooks, and, now, iPads. Yet, despite the prevalence of technology on campuses, a new study indicates that computers keep

Each day, many of us exchange content through Facebook, Twitter, blogs, discussion boards, and other online forums. What does this digital information disclose about us, and how are companies and other organizations using our data? Rohini an at

Washington state has received $54 million in federal funds for a statewide project to bring affordable broadband Internet access to underserved rural communities across the state.As many as 14,000 businesses and 2,000 community institutions, and

Consumers are very interested in personal financial management software that enables them to track their spending and create budgets, but actual usage of the software remains quite low, according to new research unveiled recently by Fiserv Inc., a

A few weeks ago, Spokane Mayor Mary Verner warned residents that the city's fiscal shortfall in both 2010 and 2011 would be $2 million worse than she had advised earlier and would total $12 million in 2011. Yet, on its advance agenda next the is

Downtown map seller moves store to Valley Steve and Linda Mitrovich, owners of the longtime Spokane store Northwest Map Service, have moved their shop to Spokane Valley to be closer to their home, after having operated it in downtown a

The city of Spokane is planning a $1.2 million project to upgrade the energy efficiency of several buildings over the next four months.The Spokane office of Seattle-based mechanical and energy-efficiency contractor McKinstry Co. is designing the

The Gold Line, a new federally subsidized public bus service between Spokane and Kettle Falls, is set to launch here early next month, says Bill Brannan, the line's Spokane-based general manager.The service will offer two round-trips a day on to