Employer and employee health care costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years, according to the Milliman Medical Index.

Yellow Door Properties LLC, a Spokane real estate investment concern, has bought two adjacent downtown buildings known as the Jefferson Building and the Norman Building, and plans to rehabilitate the structures as mixed-use retail and residential developm

Amplified Wax LLC, a Spokane recording studio, has bought a 2,400-square-foot, single-story commercial structure at 314 E. Pacific, and plans to move there from smaller, leased quarters in December or January, says Mandy Hill, who co-owns the business wit

Spokane County commissioners should place on the fall ballot a proposal to move from three commissioners to five and let voters decide whether it's worth the expense of expansion. It's an idea that merits consideration, if crafted in a way that minim

People in Spokane Valley are watching the city of Spokane very closely. So are people in Idaho. Both areas stand to benefit if the Spokane City Council forces employers to pay for mandatory paid sick leave. If Spokane officials create a harsher, more res