Financial institutions long have been in the business of safeguarding customers assets, but gone are the days when an iron-clad vault was sufficient for the task. Now, information is an asset that also must be protected, and banks continually are

Prospera Wealth Management LLC, an affiliate of LeMaster Daniels, one of Spokanes largest accounting firms, says it has bought APC Financial Services LLC, of Bellevue, Wash., for an undisclosed sum in a related piece to a larger recent It says it

Though the mortgage-lending industry has slumped badly nationally, with reverberations felt in the stock market, residential mortgage specialists here say the Spokane areas conservative nature has allowed it to remain relatively here largely have

Preliminary plans have been filed with the city of Spokane Valley for the construction of 29 multiunit residential structures at the 200-acre campus of Spokane Valley Good Samaritan Village, but a land-use planner whos familiar with the plans the

Medicare supplemental insurance, nicknamed Medigap, has become an increasingly important part of the health-insurance landscape, along with enhanced Medicare Advantage plans, and the decisions seniors make on such coverage also have become more

Issues that involve caring for senior citizens have gotten a jump-start in the planned 60-day legislative session this year with the filing of a report Jan. 11 by a joint legislative task force on long-term care residential facility payment The was

Whitley Fuel LLC, of Okanogan, Wash., says it plans to rebuild its fuel distribution center warehouse here that was destroyed in a spectacular fire last summer, but first must work out key elements of the project with city officials. Brian the

After a difficult 2007, Avista Corp. should be able to rebound fully this year, bolster that improved performance in 2009, and increase its dividend substantially by the end of that year, a regional brokerage firm projects.The firm, D.A. & Co.,

Washington Dental Service, the states largest dental benefits provider, says it has expanded its presence in Spokane by opening a larger office here and moving some administrative functions to Spokane from Seattle.The Seattle-based insurer a

If sales growth is any indication, the brothers behind Noodle Head Inc. have their fingers on the pulse of the childrens specialty toy market. The product they devised thats currently all the rage with young girls? A collection of small, furry,