Companies have been laying off workers left and right since the economy tanked several years ago, but Linda Oien, a Spokane native and longtime former Xerox Corp. executive, thinks it was a flurry of such activity in the early 1990s that still is a

Meetings & EventsMarketing Associates of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting luncheon Thursday, Sept. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Chris Cargill, eastern Washington office director for Washington will

August 17 / Verner, Hession finish atop primarySpokane Mayor Mary Verner garnered 61 percent of the vote in the first ballot count of the city's primary election, finishing well ahead of challenger David Condon, who had 32 percent of the vote. If

Childhood obesity is endangering the country's future work force. "It is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for businesses," says Laurel Branen, professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Idaho, in

Knowing the right way to handle stress in the classroom and on the sports field can make the difference between success and failure for the millions of students going back to school this fall, new University of Chicago research shows."We found a

Bath Planet opens in Spokane ValleyBaths by Beldon, an affiliate of San Antonio-based Beldon Home Solutions that does business as Bath Planet, has opened an office and showroom in Spokane Valley. The office is in 3,000 square feet of leased at

Website veterans launch Switch UpSwitch Up Inc., which does business as Switch Up Web, launched Aug. 1 as a local Web development service. The company is located at 418 E. Pacific, east of downtown Spokane, and occupies about 600 square feet and

August 9 / Hecla boosts net, will expand operationsHecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, announced second-quarter net income of $33.2 million, or 11 cents a diluted share, up from $13.7 million, or 5 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The a