As I mentioned last November in this space, 'Elections or not, stocks tend to be forward-looking.” The S&P 500, which had been up about 2 percent for the year just before the election, finished with gains of just over 9 percent. A lot of the move s

A number of years ago, I briefly worked for one of the largest brokerage firms in the country. While there, I received some of the best advice I ever received with regard to succeeding in the industry. One of the top producers at that firm told me that

Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, has reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.4 million, or 21 cents a diluted share, up from income of $726,000, or 11 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. For all

The Spokane Home Builders Association has installed its 2017 officers and board of directors. The association's new president is Jim Breidenbach, of Craftsmen Construction Inc., who has replaced past president Nick Scheel, of Arrow Contracting Service

Developers of the 184-unit Granite Pointe III apartment complex in Spokane Valley are constructing a 7,000-square-foot retail center that will front Mansfield Avenue and will be surrounded on three sides by apartment buildings. The Granite Pointe III pro

The Spokane branch of the U.S. Small Business Administration, for the second year, is offering an Emerging Leaders training initiative for the owners or chief administrators of small Inland Northwest businesses that are on the cusp of growth. The entrepr

Christ Clinic, a longtime nonprofit primary-care clinic located at 914 W. Carlisle on Spokane's North Side, will close at the end of this month. Officials say the clinic's closure won't affect its sister organization, Christ Kitchen, although both

General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based company that owns and operates both the NorthTown Mall and Spokane Valley Mall here, has reported an increase in fourth-quarter earnings compared with the year-earlier period. The company posted fourth-q

A Washington state appellate court panel here again has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Spokane County commissioners improperly authorized the construction of a road through dedicated parkland in the Wandermere area north of Spokane.

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, says it added a record number of new hotels and franchise license agreements last year. Through combined efforts with Coral Springs, Fla.-based Vantage Hospitality Group Inc., which it acquired recently, Red Lion says i