Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna on Friday filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a Bank of America subsidiary, ReconTrust, based in Simi Valley, Calif., for numerous alleged illegal foreclosures against Washington homeowners. The company is a foreclosure agent for the bank. A press release…
Sean “Smitty” Smith straddles two worlds: artist and contractor. And his imaginative creations can be found throughout Spokane: At Zola, The Flying Goat, Main Market Co-op. Learn more about what inspires his work in our “Front & Center” profile, by writer Michael Guilfoil, this weekend…
We keep track of Comcast, the major cable provider in Eastern Washington. We also follow DirecTV, a satellite program provider that's been engaged in a longstanding contract dispute with the company operating KAYU-TV, the Spokane Fox Network affiliate. In fact, the dispute between KAYU's owners…
The U.S. Labor Department has fined three Washington state strawberry farms a total of $73,000 for employing children as young as 6 years old as pickers, The Associated Press reported today. The department’s Portland, Ore., office says Thursday the violations include failing to maintain proof-of-age…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
