Potlatch Corp., the big Spokane-based wood-products concern, says the national credit crisis has forced it to change how it will finance the planned spin-off of its pulp-based operations into a new publicly traded company called Clearwater Paper it

General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based owner of three of the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area's largest shopping malls, has taken dramatic steps in the last couple of weeks to try to ease a massive debt burden that analysts say is threatening

Third-quarter earnings reports from Inland Northwest banks are providing insights into the region's economy.One of the most-watched numbers in bank earnings reports for the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, will be nonperforming how they've a

Oct. 21 / Spokane County selects racetrack operator Spokane County commissioners unanimously selected Midway Muffler & Radiator Inc., headquartered in Fife, Wash., and owned by businessman Bucky Austin, to operate Spokane County Park /

Former teacher opens tutoring center with focus on mathematics Do The Math, a tutoring center that specializes in mathematics, has opened in a 1,300-square-foot space at 14 E. Mission, says Rae Lynn Westby, the business's says she's &

October 23 - November 7, 2008 The Journal of Business publishes information about meetings, events, and learning opportunities of interest to the general business community. Submit such items to Ben Rascoff, Journal of Business, 429 E.

Converting your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA probably seemed like a good idea when you did it, but unforeseeable economic circumstances may have you regretting that decision now. If so, in some cases there's a way to undo your original conversion