In the same way that a tiger attacks the weakest wildebeest in the herd, some humans kick others when they're down.Depleted investment accounts, rising home foreclosures, and lost jobs in this recession have turned 2009 into the hunting grounds

May 29 / Davenport Hotel acquires Hotel Lusso The Davenport Hotel Inc., which operates the Davenport Hotel & Tower at 10 N. Post in downtown Spokane and is owned by Walt and Karen Worthy, said it had bought the four-story boutique at 1

Meetings & Events A business fair and face-to-face meeting for local social network users will be held on Friday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, in Coeur d'Alene. Attendees will be able to learn about local and

Safco Inc., of Hayden, has won a $2.2 million project to install sewer lines in the Rotchford Acres area near 16th Avenue and Sullivan Road, say county officials.Cindy Grasso, a county program specialist, says the planned sewer-line project is a

Sackett Contracting & Excavating, of Nordman, Idaho, has won a $1.1 million contract to replace an aging gravity sewer system for the Ponderay Shores Water and Sewer District in Pend Oreille County, Washington.Work will begin this month to the

About $3.1 million in projects are planned or under way in and around the city of Davenport, Wash., to upgrade a community park and add recreational facilities, including a new public swimming pool, skate park, park pavilion, and baseball and Inc.,

A review of the 33 U.S. home builders with more than $10 million in annual revenue found recently that more than 30 percent were in financial distress and in danger of filing for bankruptcy.Grant Thornton Corporate Advisory & Restructuring part

There is an old saying about real estate investing, which is, "Buy in bad times on good economics and sell in good times on bad economics." I don't know who originally came up with the phrase, but it's a great rule to follow.Real estate, like of

A sealed-bid auction has failed to attract buyers for the top two floors of the 13-story former Ridpath Hotel tower downtown or for the four-story annex, known as the Y Building, that's just east of the tower. NAI Black sales and leasing agent