As a pivotal year of change under the Affordable Care Act unfolds, it's reassuring to see the two new top executives of Providence Health Care, the Inland Northwest's largest health care system and one of Spokane County's largest employers, taking a

Coffman Engineers Inc. has opened an office in Oakland, Calif., where it has hired the former owner and staff of a smaller engineering firm, says Adrienne Pool, Spokane-based marketing coordinator for Coffman Engineers. Seattle-based Coffman Engineers'

A Spokane construction company and two Coeur d'Alene design concerns are teaming up on a major renovation project at the Best Western University Inn, in Moscow, Idaho. The project will include renovating all 173 guest rooms, reconfiguring restaurant an

The Affordable Care Act is not a 'success” in the Evergreen State, as state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is trying to claim. Commissioner Kreidler recently issued a news release saying the controversial Obamacare program is an enormous succes

A women's clothing outlet of Houston-based retailer Francesca's Holdings Corp. has opened in River Park Square as the company's second store in the Spokane area. The downtown store's manager, Toni Burke, says the Francesca's outlet opened there

The city of Liberty Lake has contracted with Ptera Wireless Inc., the Liberty-Lake based provider of wireless broadband internet and phone services, to upgrade its phone and Internet services, says Steve Wilson, vice president of Ptera. The project bega

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, is piloting a mobile interpretation device at its Anaheim, Calif., property to help bridge the communication gap between hotel staff and international travelers. 'They've been using it for a couple of weeks,” say