Clearwater Paper Corp., of Spokane, reported this afternoon fourth-quarter 2012 net income of $19.9 million, or 84 cents a diluted share, up from $11.5 million, or 48 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.For all of 2012, the company posted a

Avista Corp., of Spokane, reported this morning 2012 fourth-quarter net income of $15.9 million, or 26 cents a diluted share, down from $24.6 million, or 42 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.For all or 2012, the company posted net income a

The Spokane Airport Board and Delta Air Lines announced today that the airline would offer nonstop daily flights between Spokane and Los Angeles (LAX) starting June 10.As scheduled, a 76-seat Bombardier CRJ900 jet will depart Spokane each day at a

Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, announced this morning that it has resumed production at its Lucky Friday silver mine in Mullan, Idaho, just over one year after the federal Mine and Safety Administration had ordered the mine closed to make a of

Feb. 12 / City, council OK new dumping feesThe Spokane City Council, following similar action taken by Spokane County commissioners last week, approved new garbage dumping fees that lower rates for commercial haulers but raise them for household

Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections breakfast on Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 a.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. Spokane County Commissioner Al French will speak.

Restoration franchise opens in east SpokaneA new Servpro franchise, a company that specializes in damaged-property restoration, has opened in east Spokane.M&M Restoration, which operates as Servpro of Northeast Spokane, is owned by Scott and

River Day School, a private kindergarten through sixth-grade school, has leased the 4,400-square-foot former Sonitrol building, at 1627 E. Trent, along with an adjacent vacant lot, and plans to move there this spring, says Colleen Curran, executive

The Spokane-based Inland Northwest Community Foundation has leased 4,800 square feet of office space in the Paulsen Center downtown and has moved there from smaller quarters.INWCF's space on the sixth floor of the historic downtown building, at

When we moved from Montana to Olympia 35 years ago, we saw enticing television and magazine ads for our neighboring states, but none for Washington. Fast forward to 2013 and nothing has changed. It was puzzling then, but even more perplexing today,