Latest News

STCU's net income rises; deposits grow 10 percent

Loans climb 3 percent; membership total leaps more than 7,000 in year

March 29, 2012

Spokane Teachers Credit Union says it posted net income of $19.1 million last year, up about 18 percent from $16.2 million in 2010, while it also saw a significant rise in membership."We had a great year," says Bill Before, its chief financial a

Study: Mobile banking used by one in five

Survey's findings suggest number may grow in year up to one in three people

March 29, 2012

One of five American consumers used their mobile phone to access their bank account, credit card, or other financial account in the 12 months ending last January, and an additional one in five indicated they likely would use mobile banking at some

Rate of all-cash homes sales in Spokane surge

Investors often request discounts in exchange for accelerated closings, industry experts say

March 29, 2012

Mike McLean

The percentage of Spokane-area homebuyers paying all cash has more than doubled since 2009, paralleling a national trend that's mostly attributed to investors taking advantage of low-priced and distressed properties.Some observers of the market

More Spokane banks keep mortgages close to home

Shifts in secondary market, mortgage industry change, liquidity are among factors

March 29, 2012

Treva Lind

Some Spokane-based banks are shifting or considering a shift this year toward keeping more home loans they originate on their books, versus the common practice of selling a vast majority in the secondary mortgage market, bank executives those in at

Revised labor-tracking tool touted for reducing C-sections

Modified partograph also could trim use of hormone drugs, researchers predict

March 29, 2012

News Wise

Researchers have designed a new version of a labor-tracking tool for pregnant women that they predict could reduce the use of hormonal intervention during labor and lower the number of cesarean sections performed on low-risk, first-time tool, a the

Gonzaga professors develop stress relief for women

Three-step plan averts burnout, aims to turn adversaries into allies

March 29, 2012

Mike McLean

Gonzaga University School of Business Administration faculty members Molly Pepper and Peggy Sue Loroz have developed a program that shares experiences and techniques they've developed to help women reduce unhealthy stress in the assistant professor

Certified pharmacist in Spokane advocates for menopausal women

Spokane-based authority consulted 300 new patients last year

March 29, 2012

Treva Lind

Spokane pharmacist Edie Ward describes herself as an advocate for the women she talks to daily about hormone replacement therapy. Almost three years ago, she decided to beef up that role by becoming a certified menopause practitioner. Ward that

Rockwood specialty group of certified midwives debuted early this year

Rockwood specialty group of certified midwives debuted earlier this year

March 29, 2012

Chey Scott

The health care providers at Spokane-based Rockwood Clinic PS's recently established Midwifery Center firmly believe that during a woman's pregnancy there should be a continuous dialogue between the expecting mother and her provider. Following &

Nonprofit seeks volunteers, donations for rebuilding

Group plans April 28 event to repair, rehab six residences, school

March 29, 2012

Mike McLean

Rebuilding Together Spokane, a nonprofit that helps low-income residents with needed home improvements through donations of labor, services, and materials, is planning to participate in a national rebuilding blitz on April 28.The group has six a

Halme gets $4 million job for sewer overflow basins

Wastewater detainment tanks are to be located by river in East Spokane

March 29, 2012

Chey Scott

The city of Spokane has awarded a $4.1 million contract to Halme Construction Inc., of Davenport, Wash., to construct two new sewer overflow basins near the southern bank of the Spokane River along east South Riverton Avenue, in East Spokane.The