The Colville, Wash.-based Northeast Washington Hunger Coalition will hold its third annual Local Farm Fresh Food Gala Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Colville. All donations and gifts from the gala, which will be at the Stevens County Ag and Trade Cente

Most people are reasonably familiar with both retail banking and commercial banking, but private banking remains an unclear concept to many. Private banking, quite simply, is personalized banking and financial management services for professionals and h

Kimberly D. Scott, who resides in the Puget Sound area, has been named president and CEO of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, effective this June 1, the organization's board announced recently. 'Kimberly Scott has the perfect bl

As I mentioned last November in this space, 'Elections or not, stocks tend to be forward-looking.” The S&P 500, which had been up about 2 percent for the year just before the election, finished with gains of just over 9 percent. A lot of the move s

A number of years ago, I briefly worked for one of the largest brokerage firms in the country. While there, I received some of the best advice I ever received with regard to succeeding in the industry. One of the top producers at that firm told me that

Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, has reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.4 million, or 21 cents a diluted share, up from income of $726,000, or 11 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. For all

The Spokane Home Builders Association has installed its 2017 officers and board of directors. The association's new president is Jim Breidenbach, of Craftsmen Construction Inc., who has replaced past president Nick Scheel, of Arrow Contracting Service

Developers of the 184-unit Granite Pointe III apartment complex in Spokane Valley are constructing a 7,000-square-foot retail center that will front Mansfield Avenue and will be surrounded on three sides by apartment buildings. The Granite Pointe III pro

The Spokane branch of the U.S. Small Business Administration, for the second year, is offering an Emerging Leaders training initiative for the owners or chief administrators of small Inland Northwest businesses that are on the cusp of growth. The entrepr