Fifty years ago, the U.S. economy was facing a combination of high inflation and unemployment, which brought about the creation of the misery index. Used to help measure general economic distress felt by the average citizen, the misery index originally

The new owners of Spokane Valley-based foundry Spokane Industries Inc. say the company is responding positively to changes they've made since purchasing it earlier this year from brothers Greg and Tyrus Tenold. Pat and Lisa Turner claim that

The Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium, with help from Inland Northwest credit unions, have launched a land bank to help ease financial barriers to developing low-income housing, says Ben Stuckart, executive director of the housing consortium.

Certificates are becoming a more popular offering at higher education institutions amid an environment of declining enrollment, representatives of Spokane's colleges and universities say. While students increasingly are seeking low-cost, low-time

After successfully launching a theater company for disabled actors in Coeur d'Alene, Wendy Carroll is working to establish a similar organization, My Turn Theater, in Spokane.

This year, Stephen Lalonde, a retired high school teacher, published his fifth book, 'Anissi,” the final in a trilogy for which he says had a waiting list of people ready to purchase it. He is 72 years old.