Farmers & Merchants Bank, of Spokane, plans to build a bank branch, its 15th overall, in the Wandermere area north of Spokane. The bank has bought a retail pad at 516 E. Hastings, in the parking lot of Fred Meyers Wandermere store, and plans

Wes Colley estimates that AmericanWest Bancorp.s assets will reach $1 billion this year, and its geographic reach now includes 42 branches in more than 30 cities in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Within three years, Colley, who is and of

Question: What can Ironman athletes do besides swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run 26.2 miles, all in a single day? Answer: spend money.The Ironman triathlon competition thats to be held in Coeur dAlene June 29 is expected to pump

While attendance at some of Spokanes longtime festivals, events, and conferences has remained steady or grown only slightly in recent years, some relatively new attractions are drawing ever bigger crowds.Art Fest and Valleyfest are among the

Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS) has applied for a tax-exempt $3.9 million revenue bond to buy a former auto dealership building downtown and to remodel and equip it for its downtown clinic.The nonprofit provider of medical and to

The Spokane campus of Apollo College, having enjoyed enrollment surges in its medical-training programs during its first few years here, is moving to larger quarters.The Phoenix-based college has leased about 15,000 square feet of floor space a

Western Rail Inc., of Spokane, has bought 23 acres of land in Airway Heights on the north side of McFarlane Road just west of Hayford Road and will move its locomotive sales, leasing, and parts business there.The 19-year-old company, which has

YMCA of the Inland Northwest is exploring the possibility of building a new facility on Spokanes North Side that could be similar in size and scope to the $6 million Spokane Valley YMCA that opened in late 1999.Rig Riggins, president and CEO

Convention bookings are down this year from those for 2002, but the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau is plotting to narrow the gap before year-end.Still, before the U.S. invaded Iraq last week, visitor activity in the Spokane to

Energized by the addition of ESPN founder Stu Evey as its top executive, a young Spokane company is preparing to launch its digital jukebox as an alternative to the conventional music machines. The company, Songbird Digital Jukebox Inc., so