A real estate developer can't hold an appraiser liable for overvaluing property if an appraisal wasn't conducted on the developer's behalf, a Spokane-based Washington state appellate court panel unanimously has reaffirmed in a case involving disgrac

Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. plans to issue more than 9 million shares of its common stock in anticipation of its pending acquisition of Mines Management Inc., of Spokane. A regulatory filing lists the potential stock offering price at $44.1 mil

Spokane Valley-based Sarff Investments LLC plans to develop a car wash facility at 1111 N. Maple, in Spokane's West Central neighborhood. Hal Sarff, one of three owners of Sarff Investments, says the company plans to handle most of the construction o

Spokane-based agricultural lender Northwest Farm Credit Services says in its latest report that row crops, tree fruit, forest products, and nursery greenhouse businesses are experiencing stable returns during the current summer season. The cooperative r

The California-based owners of Franklin Park Medical Center, at 220 E. Rowan, have defaulted on a loan on the three-story medical office building, which is scheduled for a trustee's sale on Friday, July 15, at the Spokane County Courthouse. A notice

Providence Health & Services said it notified Premera Blue Cross this afternoon that it wouldn't be renewing its commercial contracts in Washington state for 2017. Starting Jan. 1, 2017, Providence, Swedish, PacMed, and Kadlec hospitals and health ca

Spokane Valley-based grocery-store chain Yoke's Foods Inc. said it has agreed to buy the four Trading Co. Stores supermarkets from Bonner Foods Inc., of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The stores are located in southwest Spokane, Spokane Valley, Cheney, and Po

Historically, offering health insurance to employees has been a great retention tool for businesses. That being said, the unsustainable premium growth and increasing complexity have caused many employers to go back to the drawing board.