Meetings & EventsThe Washington state Department of Labor & Industries will hold a free public hearing on rules about structured settlement agreements for workers' compensation claims Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at Center Place, 2426 N. To a

Green Living Monthly, a Tum Tum, Wash.-based magazine, now is owned by Green Living Publications LLC, a company established by the magazine's editor, Chris Ellis.The magazine formerly was owned and published by Lake Spokane Media LLC, based in a

Some Spokane-area residents and businesses might qualify for discount vouchers worth up to $1,000 that would go toward the cost of replacing an old wood stove with a more efficient wood, pellet-burning, or gas appliance.The Spokane Regional Air

Two studies by Boise State University geoscientists provide new information about how snowmelt is stored and used in mountain environments.Global warming is said to be reducing snowpacks across the western U.S., with potentially far-reaching for

Concrete is the most common construction material used globally and is said to account for 70 percent of all construction materials. Though concrete has advantages such as easy application and high availability, it has major disadvantages when a of

Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, says new research published last month by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record of about 3,400 or 16 percent

Finance professionals overwhelmingly believe that clear action must be taken on deficit reduction to accelerate economic growth this year, and more than half think that tax increases shouldn't be taken off the table to achieve a deficit reduction a

A new study by finance researchers at the University of Arkansas indicates that U.S. banks are losing anywhere from $3.8 billion to $5.3 billion in annual revenue due to the Federal Reserve's 2010 changes to overdraft policy. "The lower fee may