Gen X has been named the alpha tester for the 401(k) retirement savings plan, and most are behind on saving for their retirement. We spoke to Spokane financial advisers about some of the strategies Gen Xers can take on to accumulate wealth. 

Preretirees envision themselves lacking enough retirement income to live in comfort once they leave the workforce, but some financial advisers suggest that a pessimistic retirement outlook can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Retirement income specialist Michael Maehl advises that mainstream stocks have been the simplest way for people to build real wealth and increase income over time at a far greater rate than inflation can take it away.

CHAS Health is planning a collaborative partnership clinic with Frontier Behavioral Health, adding to a growing list of community partnerships.

Awareness and research about hormone replacement therapy have helped create more acceptance and understanding of the practice. Functional medicine provider Debbie Judd says The Metabolic Institute is growing consistently and is hiring a new provider to keep up with demand. 

Some independent community pharmacies are thriving through expanded clinical services and service areas in Eastern Washington, while some large retail chain pharmacies are confronting headwinds, namely bankruptcies and store closures.

Paradigm of Idaho, a project management consulting company, has opened a satellite location in downtown Coeur d'Alene. 

Site extension and improvements at Mirabeau Point transit station are underway and will set the stage for a new route that will extend service from downtown Spokane to the Spokane International Airport. 

More than 30 years after selling the historic Manito White House, Richard Palmer returns to the South Hill home to complete exterior renovation and restoration work on the property. 

A Liberty Lake-based real estate investment company, The Yan & Zhang, The Gee Apartment LLC, has purchased for $1.1 million the Gee Apartments, a 14-unit multifamily property located at 817 E. Nora, in Spokane's Logan neighborhood.