I consider myself a seasoned air show junkie, but I'm not lamenting the recently announced cancellation of the popular SkyFest event and Thunderbirds precision flying exhibition that had been set for mid-May at Fairchild Air Force Base.Visit a I

Spokane-based No-Li Brewhouse LLC, which formerly did business as Northern Lights Brewing Co., is leasing an additional 4,000 square feet of storage space in a warehouse near its brewery so it can expand its craft beer production, says co-owner is

Fatbeam LLC, a Post Falls-based provider of broadband fiber-optic networks, has won contracts in Montana and Tacoma that have combined value of more than $3 million.To serve the new markets, Fatbeam plans initially to invest about $2.5 million a

Great Falls, Mont.-based CSWW Inc., which does business as Big R Stores, says it has acquired nearly 30 acres of land on the West Plains and plans to develop a retail store there.The property is south of and adjacent to the Cyrus O'Leary's Pies

Numerica Credit Union plans to open two new branches by the end of next year, including one this year in the two-story former First National Bank Building downtown, says Kelli Hawkins, spokeswoman for the credit union.Meanwhile, Numerica has on

Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, posted net margins of $2.1 million last year, down sharply from $5.8 million in 2011, when it had a one-time beneficial change in how it's billed for the power it provides.The a a

Spokane-based Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest says it has bought the former Cascade Seed warehouse, east of downtown, and plans to use most of the space to accommodate new operations that will reduce waste from regional Goodwill Brekke,

Spokane-based Fred's Appliance Inc. plans to open a new retail outlet in Missoula, Mont., in April, and is working on securing land to build a store in Kalispell, Mont., says Troy Varness, the company's general manager. The Missoula store will a