Bank and credit union executives frequently laud their employees when talking about how their institution has succeeded in a particular market or improved the bottom line.The common refrain is putting in place the right people.That to I

Wells Fargo Bank may be a giant in the financial-services industry, but its market share in the Spokane area is not so imposing, and that doesnt sit well with its top executive here.Don Young, Wells Fargos community bank president here, are

Women who have been physically, sexually, or emotionally abused are roughly four-and-a-half times more likely to suffer from prenatal or postpartum depression than women who havent suffered such abuse, say two researchers at the Washington State

Empire Health Services and Spokane Cardiology PS are participating in a national study to compare two methods of diagnosing coronary-artery disease in women.Dr. Janice Christensen, a cardiologist with Spokane Cardiology and lead investigator in

Rockwood Clinic is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of an experimental preventative vaccine that in the words of JoAnn Vathis, a Rockwood research coordinator, could change womens lives by deterring cervical

A national technology-transfer company is looking to grow its presence in the Northwest through a 2-year-old branch office here headed by a former commercialization technology manager at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Roberts,

Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, says it had net marginsequivalent to net incomeof just over $4.2 million in 2004, up 6 percent from the previous year. Its revenue, meanwhile, edged 2 percent higher to a record

Wells & Co., of Spokane, has sold four floors of the seven-level main building at the Freeman Center complex downtown.The center, also known as the old Display Block, is located at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Lincoln Street, and &

A husband and wife who own a Spokane company that has been accused by a major insurer of submitting more than 1,200 phony windshield claims are seeking protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here.The couple, David and Karen last a 7

The Spokane family that founded A To Z Rentals in Spokane 45 years ago has re-entered the rental business by buying back the assets of the three-store chain it sold to Denver-based RentX Industries Inc. in the mid-1990s.The family, which now as