Special Report

Clicking carefully in legal sphere of social media

Here are points employers might be wise to consider

March 27, 2014

Social media and smartphones are ubiquitous creatures. So many people are poised with smartphone in hand ready to capture and share events that range from the truly mundane and uninteresting (think Facebook posts of your friends' entrÃ©es) to the earth-

Attorneys here offer helping hand to refugees

Workshop aims to acquaint immigrants with legal system

March 27, 2014

Katie Ross

An assistant public defender with the city of Spokane and a Gonzaga University School of Law professor are striving to educate refugees and immigrants about the American legal system, something many of them have distrust for because of corruption and pers

Collaborative law emerging practice area here

Approach meant to reduce conflict in some disputes

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Collaborative law, an emerging area of law practice here, allows opposing sides in certain civil cases to join the same team to cooperate in resolving disputes. Instead of working as adversaries, participants in collaborative-law cases commit to work tog

Intent, planning said keys to philanthropy strategies

Donors can 'do well while doing good,' experts say

March 13, 2014

Linn Parish

While the financial-planning sector is chock-full of rules of thumb and industry-accepted guidelines, developing a charitable-giving strategy is one area with too many variables for a legitimate broad-brushed approach to work, experts say. Veteran fina

Five errors to avoid when managing financial assets

Logic faults occur across investors' demographics

March 13, 2014

Michael Maehl

After more than four decades of helping investors around the country manage their financial assets, there are a few observations I've made over that time that apply across the whole spectrum of investors, without regard to age, income, education, or any

CFA Society dinner slated for tonight downtown

Investment group brings in industry veterans for keynote

March 13, 2014

Staff Report

The CFA Society of Spokane, an organization of financial analysts, portfolio managers, and other investment professionals, has slated two industry veterans to speak at its 20th annual Economic Forecast Dinner tonight at the Davenport Hotel. A reception

Inland Northwest Lighthouse nearly set to expand

Work wrapping up on addition to nonprofit's North Side plant

March 13, 2014

Treva Lind

Nonprofit Inland Northwest Lighthouse, which operates a manufacturing facility in North Spokane where it employs nearly 50 people, soon will start using a major expansion of its building there that it says will enable it to expand its workforce. Baker

Second Harvest expands facilities to fill big food need

Second Harvest expects Tri-Cities project to boost its capabilities

March 13, 2014

Katie Ross

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Inland Northwest is moving forward with several large projects this year, including a $2.5 million, 26,000-square-foot second-phase expansion of its Pasco, Wash., warehouse facility, says President and CEO Jason Luke Clark.

The Academy retirement center embraces its old-school appeal

The Academy boasts steady occupancy rate

February 27, 2014

Mike McLean

The Academy, a Merrill Gardens Community, located in a venerable Victorian building in the Gonzaga University neighborhood east of downtown, has been nearly full for a number of years, even through the Great Recession, says Mark Scroggin, the facility's

Developer starts work on $5 million rental complex

42-unit Broadway Villas to target empty nesters

February 27, 2014

Mike McLean

A Spokane Valley development company has started work on the first phase of a $5 million residential rental complex that will be marketed to independent seniors. The 42-unit complex named Broadway Villas will be comprised of six triplex structures and