A Spokane architect is among local pioneers of an energy-saving design and construction standard known as passive house. Sam Rodell, a longtime architect, has been certified for three years as a passive-house consultant through Chicago-based Passive Hous

In its desire to protect retirement savers better, the U.S. Department of Labor last year ruled all financial professionals working with retirement plans, or providing retirement planning advice, would be recognized as fiduciaries by the federal agency.

The white-collar overtime rule that the Obama administration had set to go into effect in December remains on hold, and some employers and their counsel here don't see it coming back soon. 'As a practical matter, I think it's over for a while,

Bernardo|Wills Architects PC and Garco Construction Inc., both of Spokane, have teamed up to secure a $42.5 million project at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Western Washington, says Gretchen Renz, a spokeswoman for Bernardo|Wills. Under the design-build co

Just as the city of Spokane has awarded a contract to begin construction of the long-envisioned University District Gateway Bridge, district representatives are looking to replace the person in charge of guiding and promoting U District development. Mark

While hundreds of new apartment units are planned and under construction here, the apartment vacancy rate remains low, and more than half of Spokane-area renters pay more than 30 percent of their income on rent. U.S. Census Bureau numbers show 52.2 perce