Special Report

Blood plasma collector eyes location on North Monroe

CSL plans $1.2 million renovation project at old Casey's restaurant site

May 9, 2013

Boca Raton, Fla.-based CSL Plasma Inc. plans to open a new blood-plasma collection center on north Monroe Street after it completes a $1.2 million renovation project there, according to predevelopment documents filed with the city of Spokane.The

â€”Rendering courtesy of Paul Matthews Architects PLLC

Spokane dentist plans move to new South Hill building

Two-story medical office structure to have room for second main tenant

May 9, 2013

Mike McLean

A Spokane dentist plans to move his practice into a portion of a new $900,000 medical office building planned on the South Hill, says a member of the ownership group that's developing the project.The practice, Richard G. Witter DDS PLLC, which a

Study links popular diet to memory

Data didn't show same beneficial results, though, in people with diabetes

May 9, 2013

News Wise

A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study suggests that the Mediterranean diet, which urges consuming foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, chicken, and salad dressing, and avoiding saturated fats, meat, and dairy foods, may

School-based health centers eyed

Year-old pilot operation in Airway Heights logs about 400 office visits

May 9, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Sunset Health Center, a school-based pilot program in Airway Heights aimed at providing onsite health care to children, is touted to be the first of its type in Spokane County, but the organization that arranged initial funding for it hopes there a

Sacred Heart employs bedside robot

Network offers rural stroke patients fast access to neurologists in Spokane

May 9, 2013

Treva Lind

A neurologist in Spokane instantly can be at the hospital bedside of a stroke patient 35 miles away, thanks to a remote robot, when minutes count for saving lives or increasing chances of recovery without permanent disabilities.Providence Sacred

More people taking loans from 401(k)s, study finds

Among borrowers, largest percentage were those in 50s, 60s, bank data show

April 25, 2013

Business Wire

Through an analysis of participants enrolled in Wells Fargo-administered defined contribution plans, the bank says it found that 28 percent more people took out loans from their 401(k) accounts in the fourth quarter of 2012 than in the year-earlier

odd Radwick, president of Radwick Financial Group LLC, of Winthrop, Wash., is an insurance and financial adviser. He can be reached at 509.996.3425 and at todd@radwickfinancial.com

Using 'key employee' insurance to protect your business

Such a life policy can help sustain a company hit by unexpected loss of worker

April 25, 2013

Todd Radwick

One way to use life insurance in the business scene is in the area of "key employee" protection. It's a strategy under which an employer takes out a life insurance policy on a key employee so the business is protected financially, should something

Inland Northwest M&A activity is likely to increase

Agriculture, health care sectors expected to see uptick in transactions

April 25, 2013

Michael Butler

As the country continues to emerge from the Great Recession of 2008 to 2010, we're seeing a promising resurgence in the merger-and-acquisition market in the United States. The gradual improvement in the economy, together with increased stock and

Offering ways for investors to improve financial literacy

Create a plan, research well, control emotions, TD Ameritrade suggests

April 25, 2013

Business Wire

TD Ameritrade, Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Financial Literacy Month by offering 10 tips to encourage investors to take time to improve their financial knowledge.Its a

Study: Workers more optimistic about nation's outlook

Many still holding off, though, on long-term financial commitments

April 25, 2013

Business Wire

More American workers feel secure about the country's overall economic outlook, judging by new research from the Principal Financial Well-Being Index.More than a third of workers (35 percent) who took part in the survey described their economic