W.T.B. Financial Corp., the Spokane-based holding company for Washington Trust Bank, posted second-quarter net income of about $19.6 million, or $7.91 per diluted share, an increase over the year-earlier quarter’s net income of about $11.7 million, or $4.69 per share.

Northwest Specialty Hospital opened its 11th and 12th operating rooms this week, expanding surgical capacity at the Post Falls medical facility.

Washington state employers added 10,900 jobs in June, preliminary data from the Washington state Employment Security Department shows.

The Spokane Regional Transportation Council has awarded about $40 million in federal funding for transportation projects across Spokane County.

Just over 560 homes changed hands through the Spokane Association of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service in June, an increase of about 20 homes from the year-earlier period, association data show.