Aug. 18 / Employment here falls Nonagricultural wage and salary employment in the Spokane metropolitan area fell to 205,200 in July, down 12,100 jobs from the July 2008 level, according to preliminary Washington state Employment from /

Meetings & Events Inland Northwest Multimedia Users Group will hold its Annual Brainstorm, on Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Sirti Building, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd., from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit Spokane Incorporated a

Financial adviser Steve Listzwan has formed Goldenview Financial LLC and has opened an office on Spokane's South Hill.The single-person operation occupies about 450 square feet of floor space on the second floor of the Ben Burr Building, at 4915

Wheatland Bank, of Spokane, last week began limited demolition work for an extensive remodeling of the building in Yakima, Wash., where it has operated its18-month-old bank branch there. It also planned to make an offer last week for a site for a a

A slight majority—52 percent—of young adults between the ages of 23 and 28 who participated in a recent survey said they consider "making better choices about managing money" the single most important issue for individual Americans to act

Two Spokane-area companies bit by the historic squeeze in capital markets each separately has been able to take actions in recent months that might signal a modest easing in the nation's financial crisis.Though their circumstances were different,

Portland Ore.-based Starplex Corp., doing business here as Starplex/Crowd Management Security, has leased 3,600 square feet of office space at 907 W. Sharpe and has moved its Spokane office there from smaller quarters at 720 W. Mallon. Mark McLees