Retirement usually conjures up images of sandy beaches, European vacations, and lazy days at home curled up with books and grandchildren. For some Spokane business executives, though, retirement is just the start of a new phase of work. In they

Ever promised yourself that youd go back to college someday? If youre a senior citizen here, you can take classes at most of the colleges and universities in the region for tuition rates that are well below those paid by younger often you a

Its not easy for a used-car business to stand out from competitors along East Sprague Avenue, where in some areas vehicle-crammed lots seem to stretch on indefinitely like a sea of metal.Shawn LeFavour, though, has used his knowledge and love

Ever notice how mixed-breed dogs adopted from animal shelters are often a notch smarter than purebreds? Perhaps theyve inherited the best features from their parents lines, forming a unique and improved type of canine, rather than merely being

JM Siok Holdings LLC, a company owned by Spokane businessman John Siok and his wife, Paula, has bought Solicitors Corner, a longtime restaurant at 6301 N. Division.The restaurant has 38 employees and seats about 240 people on three levels. is

Sparkys Inc., a Spokane company that operated a chain of Sparkys Firehouse Subs restaurants here, has converted a Chapter 11 reorganization it filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court earlier this year to a Chapter 7 liquidation.A separately owned in

Gold Reserve Inc., of Spokane, has completed a $14.15 million (Cdn.) private placement to raise funds to develop further its Brisas gold deposit in Venezuela and to do a feasibility study on the mining operation it plans to launch there.The in

Group Health Cooperative says it plans to cut or transfer to Seattle 27 computer-related jobs that currently are based here. Group Health will employ about 700 in Eastern Washington and Coeur dAlene after the Spokane positions are eliminated,

A new facility for Spokane Valley-based grain-silo and storage-bin fabricator Scafco Corp. is being mulled.A real estate development company formed by Scafco President Lawrence Stone, named Lawrence B. Stone Properties #11 LLC, has asked the to

La Mesa RV Center, a big San Diego-based recreational-vehicle dealer, has bought the building and property at Liberty Lake formerly occupied by Foretravel Northwest, and has opened a La Mesa dealership and service center there.La Mesa claims to