Many entrepreneurs develop plans for startup businesses through a painstaking process that blends their accumulated knowledge of an industry with research focused on profit potential.For Robert Calvert, founder and publisher of Spokane-based an

Fairchild Air Force Base will be bustling with construction activity in coming months, even if it doesnt get new air tankers.The U.S. Air Force awarded about $31 million in work at the West Plains base recently, and most of the projects are a

Having held its own during a tough national economy the past few years, Spokane-based EZ Loader Boat Trailers Inc. has been making and shipping more trailers this year as activity in the boating industry has picked up.Rick Norman, sales and for

The seemingly endless rows of shiny aluminum coil are much shorter now. Huge expanses of factory floor are quiet and unlit. The trucks loaded with molten metal that once rumbled from Mead through Hillyard and the Spokane Valley to Trentwood are has

Steve Wuitschick, the longtime CEO of Rockwood Retirement Communities here, has accepted a job with American Baptist Homes of the West, in Pleasanton, Calif. Alan Curryer, Rockwoods vice president of finance, has been named interim CEO of the

Retirement usually conjures up images of sandy beaches, European vacations, and lazy days at home curled up with books and grandchildren. For some Spokane business executives, though, retirement is just the start of a new phase of work. In they

Ever promised yourself that youd go back to college someday? If youre a senior citizen here, you can take classes at most of the colleges and universities in the region for tuition rates that are well below those paid by younger often you a

Its not easy for a used-car business to stand out from competitors along East Sprague Avenue, where in some areas vehicle-crammed lots seem to stretch on indefinitely like a sea of metal.Shawn LeFavour, though, has used his knowledge and love

Ever notice how mixed-breed dogs adopted from animal shelters are often a notch smarter than purebreds? Perhaps theyve inherited the best features from their parents lines, forming a unique and improved type of canine, rather than merely being

JM Siok Holdings LLC, a company owned by Spokane businessman John Siok and his wife, Paula, has bought Solicitors Corner, a longtime restaurant at 6301 N. Division.The restaurant has 38 employees and seats about 240 people on three levels. is