Kiemle & Hagood Co. says it and a facility-services subsidiary it operates have been using greener building management and maintenance practices they implemented fully three years ago to help building owners and tenants achieve sizable energy savings. Th...
Full StoryWashington state Utilities and Transportation Commission regulators have approved two-year energy conservation targets for the three investor-owned utilities that provide service in Washington state. When realized, the agency says, those conservation ef...
Full StoryThis year will be a challenging one for those responsible for managing energy and other resources for their organizations, says a report that Spokane-based energy and sustainability management company Ecova Inc. released last month. Titled “2014 Energy...
Full StoryGeothermal heating and cooling systems are gaining acceptance in residential construction here, although most adopters of the heat-transfer technology are in the upscale custom home market. Jeff Fountain, a principal at Copeland Architecture & Constructi...
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Women should talk to health providers about overall vascular health when looking for relief from symptoms caused by varicose veins, says Dr. Stephen Murray, a surgeon at the Providence Vascular Institute, in Spokane. Females seeking medical procedures t...
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An incapacitation plan can help protect family assets if one spouse loses the ability to make financial and health-care decisions due to conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or severe stroke, which are among the top causes of disability for older people...
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Planning for death is still proving to be a challenge for many adults across the nation and here in Spokane, say elder law and estate planning attorney Lynn St. Louis and financial planner Paul Viren. St. Louis and Viren both say they see many adults pro...
Full StoryDuring the last five years, roughly three out of five Americans age 50 and older have provided financial assistance to members of their family, including adult children, parents, grandchildren, siblings, or other relatives, says a Merrill Lynch study rele...
Full Story"There are only two kinds of forecasters—those who don't know, and those who don't know they don't know." - John Kenneth Galbraith, economist Yes, it's that time of year—when Wall Street starts putting out projections for the market year to com...
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Spokane-based financial planner Loran Graham says he approaches the retirement and wealth management goals of his clients by asking them what they value most. Common themes are time with family and community service, he says. "You can tell what's import...
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