Spokane Journal of Business

Special Report

CFA Society dinner slated for tonight downtown

The CFA Society of Spokane, an organization of financial analysts, portfolio managers, and other investment professionals, has slated two industry veterans to speak at its 20th annual Economic Forecast Dinner tonight at the Davenport Hotel. A reception...

Five errors to avoid when managing financial assets

After more than four decades of helping investors around the country manage their financial assets, there are a few observations I’ve made over that time that apply across the whole spectrum of investors, without regard to age, income, education, or any...

Intent, planning said keys to philanthropy strategies

While the financial-planning sector is chock-full of rules of thumb and industry-accepted guidelines, developing a charitable-giving strategy is one area with too many variables for a legitimate broad-brushed approach to work, experts say. Veteran fina...

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Tiller Care Strategies focuses on assisting seniors in transition

Becky Tiller, owner of the geriatric care management service Tiller Care Strategies LLC, of Spokane, says clients most frequently ask how to decide when it’s time to move a loved one into a long-term care facility. Tiller suggests approaching the de...

Developer starts work on $5 million rental complex

A Spokane Valley development company has started work on the first phase of a $5 million residential rental complex that will be marketed to independent seniors. The 42-unit complex named Broadway Villas will be comprised of six triplex structures and ...

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The Academy retirement center embraces its old-school appeal

The Academy, a Merrill Gardens Community, located in a venerable Victorian building in the Gonzaga University neighborhood east of downtown, has been nearly full for a number of years, even through the Great Recession, says Mark Scroggin, the facility’s...

Telepharmacy services increasingly filling rural need

There is a large scale national focus on providing telehealth services to areas underserved by various medical specialties. Telehealth services are designed to enhance access to care, reduce overall costs of care, and improve the chances for patient ou...

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Companies enter ACA-rules era despite some delays

Most Spokane-area employers who offer health benefits are continuing to do so, while adhering to new rules this year under the federal Affordable Care Act, industry observers here say. Meanwhile, some employer requirements are being delayed under the l...

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WSU Spokane starts work on master-plan update

Following the opening of its $79 million Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building on the Riverpoint Campus east of downtown late last year, Washington State University Spokane has started its next master-plan update. The focus of the master plan...

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Using software to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Discus Analytics LLC, which launched in Spokane in May 2011, has collaborated with doctors here to invent and begin marketing a software application designed to help better treat rheumatoid arthritis and its progression. The company worked with physici...

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