Home is where the heart is, but it hasn't been much of a profit center lately.Recession and declining property values have hit home owners hard, which is bad news for investments tied to homes and property. Home builders, home improvement and to

July 28 / Potlatch posts lower net Potlatch Corp., of Spokane, reported second-quarter net income of $3.7 million, or 9 cents a share, from continuing operations, down from $18.9 million, or 48 cents a share, in the year-earlier The a

Meetings & Events JBI Properties LLC, of Spokane Valley, is holding a free open house and seminar on Thursday, July 30, on How Universal Design Concepts picks up where ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) compliance leaves off, from

A Hayden, Idaho, wood-products concern and an Otis Orchards wholesaler of cedar products both have decided to relocate to a shared lumber yard and 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Spokane Valley and split expenses there, representatives of the say.

Spokane-based Sterling Savings Bank says it's considering opening a second branch in Walla Walla, Wash.The bank has filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to establish a branch there in the recently developed Rose Street

The Spokane Airport Board is trying to negotiate a contract with the longtime fixed-base operator at its Felts Field general aviation airport here, after its request this spring for proposals for such an operator there netted no responses.A or a

The Spokane metropolitan area has experienced strong business "cluster" formation since 1990, reflecting an economy that now is "less dependent upon local industry and one that is participating in the larger U.S. economy," a newly released study by