Ergonomics is often defined as the study of people adapting to their work environment, and Summit Rehabilitation Associates PLLC, of Spokane, is constantly studying the causes of workplace injuries to help people do that and to reduce workers on

The number of foreclosures on deeds of trust in Spokane County fell in 2004 for the second straight year, and to the lowest level in six years. With the regions employment outlook improving and home prices rising, the number of foreclosures 6

The Wolff Cos., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based development company that began operations in Spokane and still has significant holdings here, plans to build a retail center along U.S. 2, north of Spokane, that will be anchored by an Aslin-Finch Feed & of

Spokane International Airport handled its fourth highest volume of air cargo last year, and the highest tonnage of such shipments its seen since the record-breaking year of 2000, just before the economy soured. Observers say thats a positive of

Demand for temporary workers is surging, especially in manufacturing, providing a sign that the Inland Northwests economy is improving, temporary-help agencies here say.Demand for employees has grown strongly in several sectors since the of a

URM Stores Inc. and Inland Meats Inc., both of Spokane, have bought through separate transactions the assets of Food Service Distributors Inc., a Spokane food distributor and meat processor. URM acquired Food Service Distributors customer 400

The North Side lodge of what once was the largest Fraternal Order of Eagles chapter in the country has been sold, a consequence of declining membership nationally in such organizations.Spokane real estate investor Terry Tombari says he and his

Rahco International Inc., the longtime Spokane industrial manufacturer, has landed a $10 million (U.S.) contract with a Canadian company involved in oil-sands extraction in Alberta. Darrell White, Rahcos vice president of business says the on

About four months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, C.J. Hays bought a large inventory of lapel pins from a friend who had given up on selling them.Hays believed he could do better than his friend by using the Internet to reach thousands of the

The owners of the former Great Western Bank Building, which is across Spokane Falls Boulevard from Riverfront Park between Wall and Howard streets downtown, are mulling plans to more than double the height of the structure, now called River Park of