General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based company that owns and operates both the NorthTown Mall and Spokane Valley Mall, has reported a decrease in second-quarter earnings compared with the year-earlier period. The company posted second-quarter

Hart Capital Management Inc., of Spokane, says the composite value of the 10 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies rose to $9.8 billion in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of $1.6 billion, or 19 percent, from the previous quarter. It's the

Northwest Farm Credit Services, the Spokane-based agricultural lending cooperative, has reported second-quarter earnings of $57.9 million, up 3 percent from $56.1 million in net income during the year-earlier period. As of the end of the second quarter,

HomeStreet Inc., a Seattle-based lender that does business as HomeStreet Bank, has expanded commercial lending services into Spokane and has hired financial services veterans Steve Storey and Cliff Poffenroth to lead commercial lending here. HomeStreet B

San Francisco-based Newmark Realty Capital Inc. has arranged $10.2 million in permanent financing for Lincoln Heights Shopping Center. Demetri Koston and Skip Slavin, vice presidents of Newmark, respectively based in Spokane and Seattle, arranged the loa

Bank On Spokane, a four-year-old initiative that seeks to help low- to moderate-income households establish banking accounts, says it's launching a new marketing campaign in an effort to reach more people. Marcia Dorwin, credit analyst at Inland North

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