Community Frameworks, a nonprofit low-income housing advocacy group, is ramping up its development activity, despite growing competition for fewer available dollars.

One of the first big tasks for Becky Duffey, the new executive director of Susan G. Komen Eastern Washington, will be to oversee an extensive update of the organization's role in the community.

Household median income in Spokane County rose at a higher rate in 2014 than statewide or national rates for such growth, although the county still lags behind both in other income and wage measures, says Patrick Jones, executive director of Eastern Washi

The Southside Senior & Community Center has been serving seniors for 30 years, and now the center's board and managers hope to broaden its appeal to attract more boomers and younger members, says Gary Turner, who recently was appointed executive directo

The Spokane Home Builders Association will hold its 11th annual Fall Festival of Homes during the next two three-day weekends. This year's festival will feature 31 homes constructed by 19 builders, says Nicole Kerns, a spokeswoman for the association.

A quiet deadline is looming for businesses that accept credit and debit cards. After Oct. 1, most merchants that haven't switched to a new payment standard that encrypts certain identifying account information could be liable for losses if they accept