Goodrich Corp., the Charlotte, N.C.-based company that makes carbon aircraft brakes at a plant on the West Plains, has won an appeal that could keep it from being hit with a big increase in property taxes here based on the assessed value of the of

A new long-term care pharmacy, ReliantRX LLC, has opened east of downtown and offers mobile, same-day delivery of drugs and medical supplies, as well as health screenings and immunizations.ReliantRx, which has been an off-campus client of the a

Spokane Eye Clinic PS plans to have a new $9.6 million, 44,000-square-foot building erected for it at 427 S. Bernard, just north of its current facility in the medical district south of downtown.The four-story medical-office building, to be by

Builders and developers here say the city of Spokane Valleys building and land-use permit processwhich they describe as inefficient and sluggishhas been improving in recent months due to recent efforts by the four-year-old city.Some still

Kootenai Health, the Coeur dAlene-based hospital system that operates Kootenai Medical Center, projects in its recently completed strategic plan that it will spend at least $55 million to expand and renovate facilities in Coeur dAlene and go of

Spokane pulmonologist Dr. Gregory Loewen says a combination laser and drug treatment that he helped develop is showing promise in curing early-stage lung cancer. Loewen says he has used the treatment, called photodynamic therapy, successfully a

AmericanWest Bank plans to establish an operations center in the 48,000-square-foot Spokane Valley complex that Ambassadors Group Inc. vacated in August and will move 150 support personnel there from various Spokane-area locations.The moves, to

When Medicares welcome wagon rolls around the corner this year, Part B recipients are invited to take advantage of screenings, tests, shots, and referrals to other health-care providers through a one-time preventive Welcome to Medicare Exam

For seniors who can see retirement looming on the horizon or who have retired recently, a careful inspection of retirement plans and last-minute fine tuning are critical to ensuring a smooth transition into the twilight years, financial planners of

The number of people living in assisted-living facilities nationwide is approaching 1 million. Yet, for the most part, people who move into such facilities here hadnt planned on doing so, say elder-care experts.When it comes to taking a look