Special Report

Minimize risk of outliving your investment income

Planning is paramount as retirement dynamics shift

June 19, 2014

It's 1950 and you are at the 'retirement ageâ€ of 65. It's expected that you will retire, and there's more than a gentle hand on your back as you clear out your desk. Social Security has been in place since 1935 thanks to FDR and the New Deale

Spokane's economy is on consistent growth track

Jobs continue to increase; wage growth is a concern

June 19, 2014

Steve Scranton

Spokane has seen 2014 start with a more consistent pattern of economic growth than the nation as a whole. Unlike much of the Midwest and East Coast, Spokane didn't suffer through the severe winter weather that hampered economic activity. The picture t

Gifting can help with estate taxes

Washington's rate affects more residents than feds' rules

June 19, 2014

Mike McLean

With historically high exemptions, fewer people are paying federal estate and gift taxes now than decades ago, but more Washington state residents should be aware of their potential state estate tax liabilities, some accountants here say. Washington has

Horizon Credit Union's focus on footprint

Credit union's total assets approaching $600 million

June 19, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Spokane Valley-based Horizon Credit Union has substantially expanded its charter since it was established 67 years ago and has absorbed a couple of other credit unions in recent years, contributing to solid membership, loan, and asset growth. Founded as

Elmer erecting structure for Kootenai County offices

$1.5 million Cd'A project to wrap up by late August

June 5, 2014

Judith Spitzer

J.W. Elmer Construction Co., of Spokane, has started work on a Kootenai County Ancillary Services Building project at 331 W. Garden in Coeur d'Alene that includes erecting a 10,000-square-foot, one-story building. Construction on the $1.5 million pro

Acme rehabs I-90 section through Snoqualmie Pass

Contractor plans to finish $6.4 million job in August

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Acme Concrete Paving Inc., of Spokane, has begun a $6.4 million repaving project on a section of Interstate 90 that runs through Snoqualmie Pass, in western Washington, says company President Robert Seghetti. The project, which began in mid-May and is s

â€”Madsen Mitchell Evenson & Conrad PLLC

Hutton Elementary improvements to start - Art only

June 5, 2014

Staff Report

Lanzce Douglass launches RV park development

Plans show 123 hookups, clubhouse valued at $500K

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Prominent Spokane developer Lanzce Douglass is constructing an 8-acre recreational vehicle park on Spokane's North Side, a building permit application information on file with Spokane County shows. The facility, to be called North Pointe RV Park, will

Renovations under way at Coeur d'Alene hotel

Upgrades at inn include resort-like copper roof

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Interior and exterior renovations are under way at the Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn & Conference Center, where some upgrades will harken to design features at the upscale Coeur d'Alene Resort, says Mike O'Brien, general manager of the Coeur d