Federal interest rates are expected to rise continually, and inflation pressure could ease slightly, resulting in more expensive loans for borrowers who have less money to spend because of the current high costs of goods and services. The Federal Open

Some lenders here say they're working around challenges to finance commercial construction developments and keep projects moving forward despite soaring prices of construction materials and rising labor costs, which have resulted in some project

Manny Hochheimer has stepped into a new role as the assistant vice president of Washington branches at Idaho Central Credit Union after a decade with Numerica Credit Union and over 20 years in the financial services industry. In his new position, Hochhei

Anyone looking to sell appreciated stock is unfortunately going to trigger a tax on capital gains, whether long or short term. The current legislative and political climate has produced rumblings of a potential doubling of the long-term capital gains tax.

Ben Small, longtime superintendent at Central Valley School District, will join the Innovia Foundation as executive director of a new program, LaunchNW, when he retires from CVSD at the end of the school year.

Women Helping Women Fund has transformed its model to a collective-giving community, a model the organization says gives more power to its donor members.

Businesses, organizations, and individuals didn't stop giving to local nonprofits in support of capital campaigns throughout the pandemic, as evidenced by at least four nonprofits who are in the midst of construction or have recently completed

Spokane-based WTB Financial Corp., the holding company for Washington Trust Bank, has launched a $10 million share repurchase program. The bank's board of directors authorized the share repurchase program March 1, and it will be in effect over

The list of Spokane-based organizations Gordon Budke has been involved with over the decades contains many familiar names, including Momentum '87, Leadership Spokane, the Spokane Area Economic Development Council, Eastern Washington University,