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Education projects are coming on strong this year

Schools have sizable jobs in the works or to begin, stretching well into 2013

March 15, 2012

For construction activity in the Spokane area's education sector, the 2012 outlook remains strong, with at least $378 million in major projects currently under way or expected to begin this year.One highly visible construction zone is on the for

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Transportation projects pick up pace for 2012

New, ongoing road projects here total more than $200 million

March 15, 2012

Chey Scott

With the spring and summer roadwork season just around the corner, many Spokane-area entities are ramping up to continue or to start work on a number of significant transportation projects across the Inland Northwest.Planned new projects that to

Contractors hope to build on small bounce

Sizable commercial jobs help generate optimism for continued recovery

March 15, 2012

Mike McLean

Sizable health and retail construction projects are helping to generate hope among construction insiders that last year's slight bounce in Spokane County construction values is the beginning of an industrywide recovery.A total of some $385 in is

Business executives more confident in economy, study says

CPA Outlook Index rises to a post-recession high in new quarterly survey

March 15, 2012

Business executives are growing increasingly confident about prospects for the U.S. economy and their own organizations during the next 12 months, says a first-quarter American Institute of Certified Public Accountants economic outlook survey, and

Younger investors unsure they'll have means to retire

T. Rowe Price study says many 21- to 50-year-olds have yet to develop plan

March 15, 2012

PR Newswire

Only 39 percent of investors between the ages of 21 and 50 surveyed in new research from T. Rowe Price said they are confident that they will have enough money for retirement.And despite understanding the importance of planning for retirement, a

CPA institute offers tax tips for small business owners

Heeding this advice, group says, will help you pay no more than legally required

March 15, 2012

Some small business owners think there's only one word, or at least the only one that can be mentioned here, when it comes to filing federal taxes: confusion. The American Institute of CPAs says the truth is that there are 10 words you have to keep

Building a startup enterprise on solid financial footing

One planner recommends adding 30 percent to initial cost estimates

March 15, 2012

Financial Planning Association

It started with a great idea: A product or service on which you're convinced a successful entrepreneurial venture can be built. Now comes the tough part—actually planning and launching the business.Along with the entrepreneurial spark, a to

Catholic Charities serves more people as funds shrivel

Nonprofit likely faces year of trimming some services as tough conditions linger

March 15, 2012

Treva Lind

Catholic Charities Spokane, a 100-year-old nonprofit with social services throughout Eastern Washington, offers 11 programs providing food, shelter, clothing, education, counseling, and support to people in need—and as is the case with other a

Girl Scouts organization sees rise in number of donors

Sales of cookies also grow as organization nears end of capital campaign

March 15, 2012

Linn Parish

For Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, fundraising has become much more than selling cookies. Cookie sales still account for a significant portion of the Spokane-based organization's revenues, but it has increased its donor in

Saving becomes top priority for young adults, study finds

Among 2012 resolutions, it's moved ahead of losing weight and living healthier

March 15, 2012

Young adults have made saving a priority this year—ahead of losing weight, living healthier, and other typical New Year's resolutions—as financial concerns take a toll on their friendships and personal lives, a new survey has found.The