Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, announced this afternoon that it expects to raise about $3.9 million through a private sale of common stock. The company said it entered into an agreement Dec. 28 D.

Avista Corp., of Spokane, disclosed this afternoon that a voluntary severance program it announced in October will result in the termination of 56 employees, or about 6 percent of the eligible 919 nonunion employees.The total severance costs are a

Meetings & EventsThe National Association of Women in Construction will hold its membership meeting on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 5:30 p.m., at Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors, 4935 E. Trent. There will be a white elephant gift The is

Dec. 18 / Red Lion adds Cathedral City franchiseRed Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, said it has added a franchise with the signing of the Red Lion Inn & Suites Cathedral City, Calif., located seven miles southeast of Palm Springs and owned by WR

Consider this: $120 million in savings, thousands of jobs, and affordable health insurance for an additional 350,000 Washingtonians.According to a recent report by the Urban Institute, those are just a few benefits of implementing Medicaid (an of

Half Round to launch business radio showHalf Round Productions LLC, a Spokane-based video production company, says it plans to launch a business-friendly talk radio program Jan. 9 on KTRW-AM630.The program, titled "Business Talks," will be a

Longtime winter resort manager and real estate agent Ron Nova is the new manager at the Evergreen Realty office on Schweitzer Mountain, says Charlie Parrish, the broker at the Sandpoint-based real estate agency.The Schweitzer office is located in

The Spokane office of Seattle-based energy-efficiency contractor McKinstry Co. recently completed a $568,000 project that the company says is expected to help the Columbia School District save $30,000 annually in electricity and heating fuel costs

FairBridge Inns LLC, a Spokane-based hospitality company that offers hotel branding and management services, has partnered with a business financing company, Texas-based Ascentium Capital LLC, to provide hotel owners with loans for rebranding and a