Some Spokane-area retirement center operators say occupancies are on the rise and that moving activity within their centers, such as from independent-living to assisted-living units, also has picked up this year. While some describe the activity
Clearwater Paper Corp., the Spokane-based maker of tissue and paperboard products, says it isn't economically feasible to split into two separate entities, as suggested recently by a large shareholder group. After completing an analysis that at
Businesses here have started tapping into "cloud" computing services over the past several years, but each is using the cloud differently, depending on the size and structure of the business, some technology industry experts here say. Also, some to
The amount of cargo going in and out of Spokane International Airport has risen dramatically so far this year, but most of that increase is just passing through, say representatives of the airport and a freight handler.Spokane International and
Oct. 9 / Mayor declares city conditions stableSpokane Mayor David Condon, in an annual status report, described the city's financial condition as stable, and formally turned over his 2013 budget proposal to the City Council. The City Council now
Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Incorporated will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane on Friday, Oct. 12, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and challenger Rich Cowan a
What researchers are touting as the most comprehensive analysis yet of breast cancer shows that one of the most deadly subtypes is genetically more similar to ovarian tumors than to other breast cancers.The findings, published online this month
A simple three-question paper-and-pencil survey, given to women in the doctor's office in less than two minutes, can effectively identify those who are experiencing symptoms that may indicate ovarian cancer, according to a study by researchers at a
Shoppersparticularly womenwho take the time to read food labels are thinner than those who don't.These findings are from a recent study authored by Steven T. Yen, a University of Tennessee professor in the Institute of Agriculture's
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once described England and America as two countries separated by a common language. Now research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, in Baltimore, suggests that common language also might be the divide