Does retirement always have to mean selling your small business? For many small business owners, their business provides great meaning in their life. It provides a sense of belonging, a sense of purpose, of community, social connections, identity, legacy,

Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of utility meter reading technology, says it plans to buy back up to $50 million worth of its own stock during a 12-month period that began Feb. 19. The company's board of directors approved the repurchase plan

Reasonable people can disagree. I've learned that this truism is what, ultimately, drives markets. Otherwise, why would we have sellers and buyers? If they all thought one price was good for everything, I'd say my job would be right up there with wat

Banner Corp., the Walla Walla, Wash.-based holding company for Banner Bank that agreed to acquire Spokane-based AmericanWest Bank late last year, today reported fourth-quarter 2014 net income of $12.2 million, or 63 cents a diluted share, up from $11.6 mi

Bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington and North Idaho have declined for the fourth year in a row, which could be due to the continued economic recovery, says Spokane bankruptcy attorney Kevin O'Rourke. O'Rourke, a Spokane-based bankruptcy attorne

Spokane Valley-based Horizon Credit Union and Spokane-based United Health Services Credit Union, of Spokane, today announced they've agreed to merge, pending regulatory approval. The boards of both credit unions voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue th