Just 3,350 bankruptcy petitions were filed in Eastern Washington last year, abruptly ending a five-year trend of filings hovering near or above the 10,000 mark. The 2006 total represented a 71 percent decrease from the record 11,506 petitions

When the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau held its annual meeting Jan. 17, little was said about a consultants report that found problems between the bureau and the Spokane Convention center staff in their efforts to market public

Strong job growth and a steady housing market are helping Spokane County buck a national trend of rising foreclosures.The Spokane County Auditors Office says the number of foreclosures on deeds of trust here plummeted by 43 percent last year,

Just two years after a period of hemorrhaging red ink, job losses, and rumors of its possible demise or sale, Empire Health Services, Spokanes second largest hospital network, is now posting modest profit margins and healthy gains in patient says

Spokanes manufacturing industry, which took a nosedive near the start of this decade, is storming back. Experts say they expect this year will bring more strong growth in the sector, despite a number of challenges employers are facing.In the

Inland Empire Trades Credit Union, of Spokane, like many other small credit unions across the nation, is working hard to stay afloat in a competitive marketplace filled with banks and larger credit unions that provide similar services.What is a

Spokane-based AmericanWest Bank is seeking to decertify the class-action status granted to a lawsuit filed by a former loan officer who claims the bank breached an employment agreement when it discontinued an incentive-based compensation class are

Washington Trust Bank, which has been posting robust growth numbers in recent years, says its strategy for the next two years is to keep pace with the fast-growing markets it serves while weighing how extensively to fill in its branch networks in a

Legislation aimed at providing guardianship protection and protection from unqualified individuals selling living trusts, as well as the biennial battle to procure more money for health-care providers, top the retirement-related agenda at the 2007

With competition intensifying in the retirement center market here, Waterford on South Hill says its pursuing a strategy of offering a broad variety of living arrangements and a focus on luxury to keep it above the fray. Located at the corner