In 1970, Tom Askman got an incredible urge to create a sculpture, even though the painter and art instructor hadnt done any sculpting before. I decided I wanted to do it back in Wyoming, where he had been raised, Askman now says. I

A public hearing has been set for April in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions investigation of possible misconduct by Avista Corp., Avista Energy Inc., and two affiliates of Enron Corp., and an initial decision in the case could come next

Unlawful-detainer filings, which landlords use in Washington state to forcibly evict tenants who have violated rental-agreement terms and then ignored notices to leave, have tripled in Spokane County over the last 10 years.The number of such in

Two years ago, veteran commercial real estate broker Marshall Clark said hed never seen so many vacant retail spaces in the Spokane Valley, especially along the traditional retail area of East Sprague Avenue between Thierman and Sullivan then, he

Referendum 51, the Washington state transportation-improvement package that will be on the November ballot, is getting a mixed review from the Spokane-area trucking industry.The referendum would impact the trucking industry by increasing gross

The job of a U.S. Customs Service inspector has changed a great deal since Sept. 11, 2001. Perhaps most notably, inspectors are busier, says Mike Marshall, port director at the U.S. Customs office here. Were doing a lot more inspections

If you drive the Spokane-area stretch of Interstate 90 on your way to work, chances are youve passed by Ernie Sims.If so, hes already at work. His job is to ensure that nothing slows you down as you traverse the metropolitan area along more

With a new CEO at the helm, Translation Technologies Inc., of Spokane, is preparing to launch a software product that customers could use at their locations to translate computer-aided drafting, or CAD, files between CAD programs. The company a

Talk back to the robo-voice that answers Kootenai Electric Cooperatives telephone, and it might help you do what you want instead of rambling on about buttons you can push on your phone to reach your party.The Hayden-based power providers a

A stepped-up effort by the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries to identify safety violations in the residential framing industry has uncovered about 600 violations in L&Is Spokane region during the past 13 months.It appears as