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More vets rely on VA loan program

Lenders say advantages for veterans outshine other mortgage types as zero-down options dwindle

November 3, 2011

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs home-loan program is gaining in popularity among people eligible for it, mostly because it's one of few remaining options for zero-down-payment, fixed-rate mortgages, lenders here say.Jackie Cardle, real at

CUs, small banks garner new accounts

Some attribute sharp jump in customers to new fees charged by national bank

November 3, 2011

Linn Parish

New-account openings have increased noticeably—and in some cases, dramatically—for some smaller, Inland Northwest-based financial institutions in recent weeks.That quickly developing trend, some say, is tied directly to Bank of in late

Cash-management crash course

Schools step up workshops, financial tools so students learn to manage money

November 3, 2011

Treva Lind

One crash course for many college students isn't listed on a class schedule. As they enter higher education, they're often for the first time managing thousands of dollars from financial aid, or even a family-supplied stash for the administrators a

Dollar cost averaging might smooth out volatility

Investment strategy can remove emotion during peaks, valleys in market

November 3, 2011

Andrew Leckey

Wouldn't it be nice if you could smooth out all the rough spots in your personal investments?Many investors have wondered just that during this frenetic market year that is constantly being buffeted by world events. Too often, they boldly invest

In the News

November 3, 2011

Nov. 1 / Key Tronic's net dips, revenues jumpKey Tronic Corp., the Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturer, reported net income of $1.2 million, or 12 cents a diluted share, for its fiscal 2012 first quarter ended Oct. 1, down from $1.7 or 17

Calendar

November 3, 2011

Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Incorporated will hold an accounting and auditing update luncheon today, Nov. 3, from noon to 2 p.m. at Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Paul Bridge, of BDO Seidman LLP, will speak. The cost is $40. To or for

Salk Middle School to get new $7 million gymnasium

District expects to select design firm by year-end, break ground in mid-'13

November 3, 2011

Chey Scott

Spokane Public Schools is in the process of selecting a firm to provide architectural and engineering services for a planned $7 million gymnasium replacement at Salk Middle School, at 6411 N. Alberta on Spokane's North Side. Greg Brown, the of a

Rendering courtesy of Graham Construction & Management Inc.

Graham awarded contract to build West Side hospital

$11.8 million project will replace 61-year-old facility in Grays Harbor County

November 3, 2011

Treva Lind

Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, has worked with the company's Seattle office to win an $11.8 million contract to build a critical access hospital in Elma, Wash., which is about 30 miles west of Olympia.The project that began a

Small Business Watch

November 3, 2011

Marquee bar owners buy Fast Eddie's pubBird is the Word LLC, a company formed by business partners Jeremy Tangen and Matthew Goodwin, has bought the assets of Fast Eddie's All Purpose Pub, located at 1 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. downtown, from Dale

Enterprise rental outlet is being built

Vandervert set to complete chain's stand-alone facility along Sprague in December

November 3, 2011

Mike McLean

A Spokane development group says it has launched work on a commercial building that will house Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co.'s Spokane Valley outlet.The project at 7202 E. Sprague includes constructing a 2,100-square-foot, single-story structure, a