U.S. builders started work on slightly fewer homes in February. But they began laying the ground work for a turnaround later this year by requesting the most building permits in any month since October 2008, the Associated Press reports. The Commerce Department said today that…
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is taking a break from his day job this afternoon to revisit the academic life he led before coming to Washington a decade ago. He’ll stand before a class of George Washington University undergraduates and give the first of four…
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory plans to lay off 45 employees this week. The cutbacks are in order to adjust to the latest federal budget approved in December, the Associated Press reports. The Department of Energy national lab based in Richland employs 4,758 people and…
The Supreme Court says a state can’t be sued under the Family and Medical Leave Act for refusing to give an employee time off to recover from an illness, the Associated Press reports. The high court on today refused to let Daniel Coleman sue the…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
