Spokane Federal Credit Union began in 1956 with just a few hundred dollars and only seven employees who also served as its first members. Today, it has approximately 11,500 members, and about $137 million in assets.

A U.S. Small Business Administration financing program is helping businesses expand and better position themselves for the economic turnaround, and Ted Schinzel, the SBA's Spokane branch administrator, says more businesses here could benefit from SBA 50

New Inland Northwest Bank president and CEO, Russell Lee, is excited by what he sees for the bank's future.

Owners of the South Hill Senior Living complex, also known as the Cooper-George Building, at 707 W. Fifth, are contemplating a $7 million makeover of the building, a pre-development application on file with the city of Spokane shows.

Tim Swilling sees no shortage in demand for matching seniors with appropriate housing and care services.

Most people don't have an orchestrated plan in place for their own funeral service, a responsibility that still largely falls on the shoulders of surviving loved ones, say local funeral home operators.