Wheatland Bank, of Spokane, last week began limited demolition work for an extensive remodeling of the building in Yakima, Wash., where it has operated its18-month-old bank branch there. It also planned to make an offer last week for a site for a a

A slight majority—52 percent—of young adults between the ages of 23 and 28 who participated in a recent survey said they consider "making better choices about managing money" the single most important issue for individual Americans to act

Two Spokane-area companies bit by the historic squeeze in capital markets each separately has been able to take actions in recent months that might signal a modest easing in the nation's financial crisis.Though their circumstances were different,

Portland Ore.-based Starplex Corp., doing business here as Starplex/Crowd Management Security, has leased 3,600 square feet of office space at 907 W. Sharpe and has moved its Spokane office there from smaller quarters at 720 W. Mallon. Mark McLees

Poe Asphalt Paving Inc., of Post Falls, has been awarded a $5.5 million subcontract to complete asphalt repaving Spokane International Airport's runway rehabilitation project.The company is a subcontractor under Acme Concrete Paving Inc., which

Liberty Lake Community Church is planning a $3 million project to erect a 24,000-square-foot church facility on land it owns in Liberty Lake and also expects to sell its current property.The new church building is to include a 6,000-square-foot

The Compass Group, the big pension-fund manager, is moving to a new location here and plans to change its name to reflect its relationship with Seattle-based Washington Capital Management Inc.Rich Hardan, president of Compass Group, which has of

Dr. Daniel Dibble, who owns SpineTeamSpokane, in Spokane Valley, says he plans to develop a $1.7 million medical building on Spokane's North Side and to open a larger clinic there that will become the flagship office for the practice.The planned