Inland Northwest ski resort operators are anticipating a strong ski season, especially in light of long-range weather forecasts of above- average snowfall. 'The forecast is looking really good,” says Brad McQuarrie, general manager at Mt. Spokane Ski

Permanent tax breaks enacted last December, coupled with an election-year lull in new tax laws, are enabling tax preparers and their clients here to implement strategies with more time and certainty than they've had in recent years, some tax planners he

Coeur d'Alene-based Kootenai Health is joining Spokane-based Providence Health Care in providing area fifth graders a program that emphasizes the importance of physical activity. In its inaugural year in the program, Kootenai Health is distributing 1,5

New overtime regulations set to go into effect Dec. 1 will mean some salaried workers could see a bump in pay, but many here will see their salaries converted to hourly wages, say Journal sources familiar with the update to the federal Fair Labor Standard