Against the backdrop of a 9.1 percent unemployment rate here, 63-year-old Susan Ballinger landed a full-time job about a year ago in downtown Spokane. She credits training she received through the Spokane office of AARP's Senior Community Service a

Recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the overall number of older adults living in poverty has increased. Even more significant is the number of seniors who have experienced an increase in economic insecurity—or those on

Schweitzer Vision Center, a Spokane Valley optometry practice formerly doing business as John F. Schweitzer OD & Associates, has leased 1,500 square feet of space at 20 N. Evergreen and has moved there from smaller quarters at 14700 E. Indiana. of

Spokane-based general contractor Leone & Keeble Inc. has started work on a $5.9 million project to modernize and renovate the junior-senior high school in Pomeroy, Wash., located about 115 miles southwest of Spokane.Pomeroy School District Kim a

Plant Wizard store on South Hill closingThe Plant Wizard, a South Hill concern that sold specialty foliage and home decor, is slated to close at the end of this month.Karen Boyett has owned the business, located in a leased 1,000-square-foot

The Vault Social Club & Eatery LLC, of Spokane, plans to open a restaurant and lounge under that name this month on the first floor and basement level of the 120 N. Wall Building, which at one time served as headquarters for Sterling Financial has

The Spokane-based Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho and Montana says it's on track to field a record number of requests for business ratings again after a sizable jump in such inquiries last year.The organization in

A study exploring the addition of about 700 seats at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena estimates the project cost at about $3.2 million, with construction possibly starting by late summer of 2013.As a step necessary to meet requirements for NCAA a