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Washington Trust leads Spokane County in deposits for sixth straight year

Bank of America, U.S. Bank stay in top three

October 8, 2015

Washington Trust Bank continues to lead banks in deposits in Spokane County, says an annual market share report released late last month by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The Spokane-based bank has topped the list every year since 2009, when Sterlin

Seven-story, mixed-use building eyed on lower South Hill

$12 million project to have foreign investors' backing

October 8, 2015

An architectural firm here has submitted plans to the city of Spokane for a proposed seven-story, $12 million mixed-use building that would be located on the lower South Hill. Armando Hurtado, co-owner of Hurtado|Hissong Design Group LLC, says funding f

Spokane law firm rebrands, launches online platform

Sullivan Stromberg becomes Lucent Law

October 8, 2015

Kim Crompton

Sullivan Stromberg PLLC, a two-attorney law firm here whose owners describe themselves as tech junkies, says it has changed its name to Lucent Law PLLC and has launched a secure online legal services platform that it believes represents the wave of the fu

Median income growth rate in Spokane County topped state, U.S. last year

Trend aided by increase in high-paying job sectors

October 8, 2015

Mike McLean

Household median income in Spokane County rose at a higher rate in 2014 than statewide or national rates for such growth, although the county still lags behind both in other income and wage measures, says Patrick Jones, executive director of Eastern Washi

Childbirth and Parenting Assistance program moves to larger space

Childbirth, parenting agency says space is suited to meet growing demand

October 8, 2015

The Childbirth and Parenting Assistance program has found a spacious new home in the lower level of St. Anne's Children and Family Center, at 25 W. Fifth.

Yearning for a slice of the pie

Mix of new locally-owned pizzerias, chain outlets hit market

October 8, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Restaurateurs are banking on an apparently growing appetite for pizza, with at least 10 having opened outlets in the Spokane area since the start of the year. Those that have launched new eateries this year include larger brands such as Mod Pizza and Bl

Proposition One opposition ramps up

Business leaders worry about measure's effects

October 8, 2015

Spokane business owners say they are increasing education efforts in the community to try to persuade city residents to vote no on the looming Proposition 1 ballot measure also known as the Worker Bill of Rights. Meanwhile, Greater Spokane Incorporated,

SHBA lines up 31 homes for annual fall festival

Nineteen contractors build at scattered sites for show

September 24, 2015

Mike McLean

The Spokane Home Builders Association will hold its 11th annual Fall Festival of Homes during the next two three-day weekends. This year's festival will feature 31 homes constructed by 19 builders, says Nicole Kerns, a spokeswoman for the association.

North Idaho homebuilder plans office move to Valley

Location said more central to company's service area

September 24, 2015

Mike McLean

Viking Construction Inc., a longtime North Idaho-based homebuilder, has bought the land and building formerly occupied by the Nut Factory on the east edge of Spokane Valley, and the residential contractor plans to consolidate its offices there early next