While we’ve been expecting an uptick in volatility in the back half of the year, we didn’t expect the spark to be a lowering of the U.S. credit rating as occurred earlier this month, when Fitch Ratings lowered it from AAA to AA+....
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Retirement has recently undergone a remarkable transformation. Gone are the days when retirement was synonymous with withdrawal from the workforce for a life of leisure. Today, retirement represents an opportunity for individuals to leverage their...
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The Inland Northwest has a vibrant philanthropic community that includes numerous home-grown nonprofits as well as chapters of national organizations. A great example of the area’s generous nature is Innovia Foundation’s management of over 800...
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The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is fining Amazon.com Inc. for unsafe conditions at its fulfillment center in Spokane. ...
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Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank has sold its 60,000-square-foot Coeur d’Alene service center to a prominent local commercial real estate company, and Coeur d’Alene-based nonprofit health care provider Heritage Health has agreed to lease the building....
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Community Financial Group Inc., the holding company of Spokane-based Wheatland Bank, has agreed to be acquired by Kalispell, Montana-based Glacier Bancorp Inc., pending shareholder and regulatory approval, the companies announced today....
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As gas prices in Washington remain among the country’s highest, more Evergreen State residents are crossing state lines to fill up their tanks. Dave Nagra, who co-owns the Amerimart Convenience Store and gas station in State Line, Idaho, says...
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Spokane-based tech startup Protogetic is expanding the digital marketplace it created for the security industry, says CEO and co-founder Matt Morgan. Founded in late 2021, the company plans to launch five new resources next month that are expected to ...
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Payroll deductions for the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Act, also known as the WA Cares Fund, began July 1, but the private long-term care insurance market has been largely unaffected, some in the industry here say....
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Kunal Chopra, former CEO of Spokane-Valley based e-commerce company Kaspien Holdings Inc., having been back in Seattle for over a year, is now at the helm of a new startup called PawCare. “I wanted to return to my entrepreneurial roots and build a...
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