Before getting too deeply into your retirement planning, you need to have a few things figured out. You should have some good idea as to how you want to live, where you want to live, and what activities will be part of your life. Knowing these, you may n

Portland-based Umpqua Bank plans to move its downtown Spokane branch to a main-floor storefront in the nearby Crescent Building, at 707 W. Main, according to building permit information on file with the city of Spokane. An Umpqua spokeswoman confirmed th

Washington Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Washington Trust Bank, has reported net income of $26 million through the first half of 2016, up from $21.5 million through the year-earlier period. As of June 30 this year, Washington Trust had tot

The parent organization for Spokane-based Providence Health Care, the Inland Northwest's largest health-care system, is seeking the issuance of up to $222.4 million in tax-exempt special-fund revenue bonds in a facilities refinancing request that includ

Construction Associates of Spokane Inc. has started remodeling the 12,000-square-foot 11th floor of the Paulsen Center at 421 W. Riverside, where Inland Northwest Bank plans to move its executive offices, says INB president and CEO Russell Lee. The bank

Two of the three branches here that Boeing Employees Credit Union announced plans for earlier this year are scheduled to open next month. The organization still is looking for a location for a third branch. The new branches will be the credit union'

Obloco Inc., a Spokane-based startup that has developed expense-reporting software, began initial beta tests last week with some customers of Washington Trust Bank. Obloco COO Jim Schlosser says the company has designed cloud-based software that it belie

The S&P is close to all-time highs, and yet, the broad national sentiment remains very bearish.  Over the past seven and some years, periodic surveys have shown the majority of people in this country have continued to feel that another recession was clo

Post Falls-based Community 1st Bank reported increases in total assets and deposits for the bank's second quarter, while net income was comparable and net loans declined 3 percent compared with the year-earlier period. David Bobbitt, chairman and CEO o