Seattle-based engineering, science, and consulting company Hart Crowser Inc. has entered the Spokane market with a new office on the second floor of the Fernwell Building, at 505 W. Riverside downtown. The Spokane office will be managed by senior associ

Chinese billionaire Tianqiao Chen and a group of companies in which he is sole or majority owner reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing earlier this month that they now own about 11.3 million shares, or 9.9 percent, of Community Health Sy

BNSF Railway Co. has begun grading work for a planned $10 million automotive unloading facility here, says Gus Melonas, Seattle-based spokesman for BNSF's Northwest territory. The new facility will be located at 4510 E. Wisconsin, on the west side of t

Two of the three branches here that Boeing Employees Credit Union announced plans for earlier this year are scheduled to open next month. The organization still is looking for a location for a third branch. The new branches will be the credit union'

Obloco Inc., a Spokane-based startup that has developed expense-reporting software, began initial beta tests last week with some customers of Washington Trust Bank. Obloco COO Jim Schlosser says the company has designed cloud-based software that it belie

The city of Spokane is preparing to take over planning jurisdiction for a $12 million retail development proposed on land on the upper South Hill that was recently annexed into the city. The first phase of the development, however, likely will be review