Before getting too deeply into your retirement planning, you need to have a few things figured out. You should have some good idea as to how you want to live, where you want to live, and what activities will be part of your life. Knowing these, you may n

The Spokane Home Builders Association will hold its 12th annual Fall Festival of Homes during the next two weekends. This year's festival will feature 32 homes constructed by 20 builders, says Nichole Kerns, a spokeswoman for the association. Hours fo

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, the Dunwoody, Ga.-based fast-food restaurant chain, plans to enter the Spokane market with an outlet on Spokane's North Side, says a real estate broker handling the land lease at the future restaurant site. The broker, Chris

Word on the street is that manufacturing is dead in the U.S. Companies are sending jobs overseas in order to compete. Block-size factories sit empty on deserted streets, aging with the dust of years gone by. Towns are boarded up as families move on to fin