Two of the more important things I've learned in working with investors during the past 40 years are that they first have to have an investment strategy that's tied to their personal goals and risk tolerance. The other is that they have to learn to

Jan.29 / Key Tronic's net risesKey Tronic Corp., the Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturer, reported net income of $3.6 million, or 33 cents a diluted share, for its fiscal 2013 second quarter ended Dec. 29, up from $3.2 million, or 30 a in

Meetings & EventsThe Spokane Public Facilities District will hold a free Convention Center Completion Stakeholder meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., room 207. For information, go

Potlatch Corp., of Spokane, announced this morning 2012 fourth-quarter net income of $13.9 million, or 34 cents a diluted share, up considerably from a net loss of $1.5 million, or 4 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. For all of last year,

Sterling Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Sterling Bank, reported this afternoon fourth-quarter 2012 net income of $20.9 million, or 33 cents a diluted share, up from income of $14.8 million, or 24 cents a share, in the year-earlier net

The city of Airway Heights announced today that it has agreed to release Spokane County from a contract that prevented the county commissioners from taking a position with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Washington state governor's office on to

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, announced this afternoon that it plans to introduce a new brand segment of hotels that will be called The Leo Hotel Collection.Intended to complement its full-service Red Lion Hotels and the limited-service Red &

Meetings & EventsThe National Association of Women in Construction will hold its membership meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 5:30 p.m., at Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors, 4935 E. Trent. The topic will be health and fitness for by

Jan. 10 / Mark Richard becomes DSP presidentThe Downtown Spokane Partnership named former Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard to be its new president, replacing Mike Tedesco, who was fired last fall. A lifelong Spokane-area resident, Richard

Ditto's Print & Copy moves to new spaceDitto's Print & Copy Center has leased a two-story, 4,200-square-foot building at 2515 E. Sprague and has moved there from the South Hill, says Russ Davis, who co-owns the more than 15-year-old business with