Special Report

First Shopko remodel starts on Spokane's North Side

Also, Northpointe Plaza Target plans interior updates

November 18, 2021

Two commercial renovation projects are planned for the Northpointe Plaza retail development, northeast of the Division Street 'Y.â€ The former Shopko building at 9520 N. Newport Highway will be reconfigured into three separate commercial spaces for

Washington state's condo law changes could ease restrictions

Some supporters unsure whether new codes will encourage such projects

November 18, 2021

Erica Bullock

New Washington state legislation has been signed into law with the goal to reduce barriers to condominium construction and development. However, some supporters of the measure say the changes aren't enough to stimulate condominium development

Boomers best younger generations in battle for houses much of the time

Young buyers hampered by student debt, lack of financial resources

November 18, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Competition for housing is erupting between the baby boomer and millennial generations, and the older generation tends to have the upper hand, experts here say.

CUs present investment services via third party

Advisers work to raise awareness of offerings

November 4, 2021

Erica Bullock

Credit unions usually aren't known for offering investment services to their members, however, separate partnerships between two local credit unions and a third-party broker-dealer intend to illuminate investment strategies and offerings available to

Required minimum distribution must be factor in planning

Holders of tax-deferred retirement accounts should know 'ins, outs'

November 4, 2021

Ben KlÃ¼ndt

When the Individual Retirement Account was established in 1974, it was set up to be funded solely by pre-tax dollars, giving you the benefit of reducing your taxable income and letting your capital grow tax deferred, but with it came the required minimum

Proposed IRS reporting threshold increased; Bankers still don't like it

Supporters in Congress raise amount required to trigger IRS notification after industry blowback

November 4, 2021

Karina Elias

Weeks after proposing a plan to require banks to report on accounts with inflows and outflows of $600 a year over reported income to the Internal Revenue Service, Congress has raised the proposed reporting threshold to $10,000 and added several exceptions

Merging interests at Inland Northwest banks and credit unions

Increase in transactions reflect industry trend

November 4, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Last month, a handful of credit unions and banks with a presence here announced two mergers and completed another. It's part of a pattern of increasing consolidation in both the credit union and banking industries, some industry leaders here say.

Antibody drugs reduce COVID's effects for some

Treatments approved for high-risk patients with early symptoms

October 21, 2021

Jessica Blackwell

Although many people who contract COVID-19 are asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic, an alarming number of others are still becoming acutely ill and dying from the virus. COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy increases the survival rate for these

Dental clinics urge patients to resume routine care

Fear of COVID spread shouldn't delay treatment

October 21, 2021

Erica Bullock

Patients shouldn't put off their routine dentist appointments due to fears about exposure to COVID-19, some providers here say. 'The dental office is one of the safest places to be,â€ asserts Dr. Stephen Davis, corporate dental officer for

Spokane Gastroenterology partners with Velocity Clinical Research

In its Washington entry, Velocity conducts clinical trials through Preiksaitis' gastroenterology office

October 21, 2021

Karina Elias

Velocity Clinical Research, a national corporation with 28 dedicated research sites, has partnered with Spokane Gastroenterology Clinic PS, marking the clinic Velocity's entry into Washington state. Spokane Gastroenterology, established in 2016