Ever wonder how health insurance came to be married to employment? As health care expenses began to increase in the 1920s, new markets among the middle class opened, and insurers began to experiment with employment-based plans. Since health care involves

Avista Corp. and others involved deserve kudos for the quick decision to restore a portion of the South Hill bluff to its natural state after a road was mistakenly built through it. The events that led to the road construction are confusing at best, clo

The Washington State Health Benefit Exchange says the number of qualified health plan enrollees in Spokane County increased to 12,570 as of Jan. 31, up 12 percent from 11,260 in September. In September 2015, Spokane County had 10,370 qualified plan enrol

Hart Capital Management Inc., of Spokane, says the composite value of the 10 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies dipped slightly to $10.8 billion in the first quarter of 2017, a decrease of $79 million, or 2 percent, from the previous quarter. The

With winter now behind us, some, though not all, of the Northwest's food and agricultural industries can look forward to a profitable spring, says Spokane-based agricultural lender Northwest Farm Credit Services in its latest report. The cooperative s

The annual Northwest Entrepreneurial Competition here netted first-place finishers ranging from a team of Gonzaga University students with their eyes on developing radio frequency technology that can track belongings while you're traveling, to a group o

Northern Quest Resort & Casino, owned by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, has started more actively promoting the Kalispel Golf & Country Club to its casino patrons, says Jake Patterson, marketing manager for the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority. 'Last

A Spokane group is considering redeveloping the Evergreen Parking and Warehouse complex at 125 S. Stevens downtown, a SEPA checklist on file with the city shows. The project would involve remodeling a five-story building at the southeast corner of the i