Avista Energy, currently the hottest-performing subsidiary of Spokane-based Avista Corp., has been slapped with an additional $13.5 million business-and-occupation tax assessment by the Washington state Department of Revenue for its energy-trading

Sandpoint is celebrating its centennial this year, and like most milestone birthdays, the event finds this city on Lake Pend Oreille reminiscing about its past and looking ahead to its future. On its 100th birthday, Sandpoint can be certain of a

After more than doubling its portfolio of hotels last year through a major acquisition, Spokane-based WestCoast Hospitality Corp. now plans to double that chain againto 100 hotelsduring the next five years.Meanwhile, WestCoasts ticketing a

Outlaw Decoys Inc., a 10-year-old Spokane-based maker of duck decoys and duck-hunting boats, has broadened its strategy from advertising its own products via a mail-order catalog to offering thousands of outdoorsy products on an e-commerce Web the

Graham Road Recycling & Disposal Facility recently received two conditional-use permits from Spokane County, moving it a step closer to proceeding with a multimillion-dollar expansion of its 40-acre landfill just west of Fairchild Air Force Road is

Mooney & Pugh Contractors Inc., of Spokane, is one of three companies chosen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to share a five-year, $225-million construction contract for military projects in 14 states. Mooney & Pugh was selected from among a

Wandermere Investments LLC, of Spokane, plans to develop an auto-related strip mall on the northern portion of a 17.5-acre parcel north of Wandermere Mall, a shopping center at the northeast corner of U.S. 395 and Hastings Road.Wandermere there

A new hotel-development company here called JGDR LLC is developing a 71-unit Comfort Inn hotel in the Liberty Lake area.Site work for the project started a few months ago, and the entire three-story structure is expected to be completed and open

Pathology Associates Inc. PS, the medical practice here that examines tissue samples for separately owned Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories Inc. (PAML) and several hospitals, is considering hiring Sacred Heart Medical Centers five and the

Shea Construction Inc., one of Spokanes largest general contractors, is cutting its work force after suffering losses on some major recent projects, says David Shea, its founder and president.Rumors that Shea Construction might close after it