Farmers and ranchers in the Hangman Creek watershed are being urged to apply for federal money that's become available to fund water quality and conservation measures in the watershed, located south of Spokane.The U.S. Department of Agriculture

With precipitation above average throughout the Pacific Northwest in May and June, wheat growers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana report excellent growing conditions, but the rain has hurt some other crops, Spokane-based Northwest Farm say

Continued concerns about the possibility of a "double-dip" recession and a slow jobs recovery, together with increasing economic uncertainty, have a growing number of finance professionals reporting pessimism about the economic picture and outlook

While most financial executives can't resist calling work when they're on summer vacation, it appears that more might be making an effort to avoid doing so.Sixty-nine percent of chief financial officers interviewed for a new Robert Half survey a

New business volume among a sampling of companies that belong to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association fell an unprecedented 30.3 percent last year, says a newly released annual survey conducted by the association.That drop-off compared

For a fourth consecutive year, customer loyalty and perceptions of brand image among retail banking customers continue to decline, while satisfaction has leveled off, says an annual J.D. Power & Associates retail banking satisfaction study released