Staybridge Suites, a hotel brand that would be new to Idaho, is proposing construction of a $9 million, 96-unit hotel in the Riverstone development northwest of downtown Coeur d'Alene, preliminary planning documents under review by the city of Coeur d

The owner of a Spokane lighting sales company plans to develop a $1.3 million, 10,800-square-foot office building east of downtown. Doug Wright, owner JC of Wright Lighting Sales Inc., says he hopes construction will start in May on the two-story JC Wrig

Tourism and hospitality constitute one of the largest industries in the United States today, generating an impressive $118 billion in tax revenue nationwide and $1.1 billion in Washington state alone. In the city of Spokane, the industry accounts for more

As managers, we have all been there. There seems to be a revolving door in Human Resources. Everyone is continually searching for that great employee. And, every once in a while, a good prospect comes walking through that revolving door. Alice is that

Work and hobbies lie at opposite ends of the motivational spectrum. By definition, we go to work to make a living and practice hobbies in our leisure time, primarily for intrinsic enjoyment. Rather than maintaining strict boundaries between work and leisu

Spokane-based Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the holding company of Inland Northwest Bank, soon will expand the bank's footprint into the Columbia River Gorge and the Portland metropolitan area if all goes as planned, representing a significant geograph

Last year, the Department of Labor issued a new ruling requiring that most financial professionals who provide advice on retirement investments must act as fiduciaries, meaning that they are legally and ethically required to act in the best interest of th