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Evergreen Fountains owners plan 12 more cottages

They expect full occupancy by this summer of current 116-unit senior community

April 23, 2009

Expecting full occupancy by this summer, the owners of the year-old Evergreen Fountains Senior Living Community in Spokane Valley say they plan later this year to add 12 more independent-living cottages to the 116-unit complex.The owners, Greg a

Market causes investors to alter retirement plans

Financial planner survey says clients are delaying retirement, making errors

April 23, 2009

Amidst the current financial crisis, more than half of financial planners say their clients are changing or delaying their plans for retirement age, and also are making worse financial decisions than usual, a new survey says.NAVA, the for the of

Moderate alcohol use may help limit disabilities in seniors

New UCLA study finds beneficial effects among subjects who are healthy

April 23, 2009

It is well known that moderate drinking can have positive health benefits—for instance, a couple of glasses of red wine a day can be good for the heart. But if you're a senior in good health, light to moderate consumption of alcohol also may a

Blue chips offer seniors opportunity

Low prices of dividend-paying stocks can mean value for retirees seeking income, gain in principal

April 23, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

In a market in which seemingly all investments have been hammered, blue-chip stocks—battered as they might be—still can outperform fixed-income investments for retirees, investments experts here say.That, they say, is because many blue

Financial abuse costs elders plenty

Research finds that family members and caregivers often are the perpetrators

April 23, 2009

Elder financial abuse costs older Americans more than $2.6 billion per year and is most often perpetrated by family members and caregivers, says a new report released by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, of Westport, Conn.The report, entitled

Instead of retiring, seniors are REWIRING

Senior job-training program at community colleges said off to good start

April 23, 2009

Mike McLean

A job-skills program called Plus 50 that's geared toward retirement-aged people wishing to remain in the work force is achieving early success at Community Colleges of Spokane and has been named as a model training program for other community for a

Small Business Watch

April 23, 2009

Sparky's Firehouse Subs owners plan outlet on Mission Sue Wendt, who owns the Sparky's Firehouse Subs sandwich shop here with her husband, Wayne, says the couple plans to open a second outlet in an about 1,100-square-foot space at 3003

Give sales-achievement awards the attention they deserve

Employee recognition is key motivator, provides real 'economic stimulus'

April 23, 2009

Sales & Marketing

At the corporate sales meetings where I give presentations, I am often asked to participate in giving out sales awards. The customer is elated when I say OK. Little do they know it's one of my favorite things to do, and one of the most important or

Real Estate Roundup

April 23, 2009

Mike McLean

MetLife Auto & Home, of Warrick, R.I., has leased 1,100 square feet of floor space in the Springfield Center, at 15404 E. Springfield, and has moved its Spokane Valley office there from smaller quarters at 2510 N. Pines. Marc Mowrer, of Kiemle & of

Coeur d'Alene concern constructs $1.4 million water district project

April 23, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Contractors Northwest Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, is working on a $1.4 million project to replace the well that serves the Kingston water district, which is located between Cataldo and Pinehurst, in the village of Kingston, Idaho.The water current a