Investors have to wonder over the course of this year of economic and political surprises whether the stock market will finish with a roar or with a whimper.Since anything seems feasible, the predictions of experts run the gamut. The only is is

Research by a South Dakota State University scientist and his colleagues elsewhere could make it safer to transfer information over mobile devices, such as cellphones, while conserving battery power, the researchers claim.Researcher Wei Wang be

Metal theft is emerging as one of the most serious crime problems of the 21st century, a University of Indianapolis criminologist says, but its true economic and societal impact remain largely undocumented.Kevin Whiteacre, director of the Center

How much would the public be willing to pay for a government-sponsored identity theft prevention program? The answer: $87 per year. That's the finding from a four-state survey conducted by Florida State University criminologists, who report that

Garco Construction Inc. is the apparent low bidder for an $800,000 piping system modification project at the city of Spokane's Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility sewage-treatment plant, in northwest Spokane.The Spokane office of the firm

Construction employment growth remained sluggish and uneven in May across the U.S. as nearly half of the states—22 plus the District of Columbia—added jobs during the past year while the remaining states all lost construction jobs, a new

Spokane County Fire District 13, also known as Newman Lake Fire & Rescue, is considering whether to place a bond measure on the November ballot to fund the construction of an estimated $2 million fire station.The station would be developed on 12

Century 21 Beutler & Associates, a prominent Coeur d'Alene-based real estate brokerage with two Spokane-area offices, says it has hired Spokane real estate broker Linda Miller as the company's education manager and has started offering courses for