Spokane is fortunate to have a prominent private-sector interest here that's willing to step up and take a leadership role in addressing the complex issue of homelessness.

Spokane Public Schools planned to replace three aging middle schools and add three new ones to address outdated ones. Once the new schools were complete, sixth grade would transition districtwide from elementary school into the new middle schools

When the Individual Retirement Account was established in 1974, it was set up to be funded solely by pre-tax dollars, giving you the benefit of reducing your taxable income and letting your capital grow tax deferred, but with it came the required minimum

Weeks after proposing a plan to require banks to report on accounts with inflows and outflows of $600 a year over reported income to the Internal Revenue Service, Congress has raised the proposed reporting threshold to $10,000 and added several exceptions

A Wienerschnitzel hot dog restaurant is coming to the Northpointe Plaza, on Spokane's North Side. Justin Rundle, of Cantu Commercial Properties, represented Wienerschnitzel in the purchase of the 1,250-square-foot former Papa John's restaurant

Spokane-based physical education software and curriculum company Focused Fitness LLC has been acquired by a company based in Illinois. Focused Fitness provides software designed to help physical education teachers gather student fitness data, as well

Spokane-based nonprofit Excelsior Wellness plans a $7.4 million expansion and remodel at its 56,000-square-foot campus at 3754 W. Indian Trail Road, in North Spokane, in an effort to increase access to

Spokane-based Unicep Packag–ing LLC has been acquired by a Connecticut-based sustainable packag–ing maker for $237 million.