Spokane-based AmericanWest Bank plans to open a new branch in downtown Seattle, pending regulatory approval. Kelly McPhee, spokeswoman for the bank, says it hopes to receive notification from the Washington state Department of Financial in of

Two boutique wine producers that jointly operate the Marketplace Wine Bar in downtown Spokane have bought a nearby building and plan to move their wine production and retail operations.The wineries, Padrta Cellars LLC, which does business as and

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. has acquired a remaining 30 percent interest in the San Juan Silver project in southwestern Colorado.The subsidiary, Rio Grande Silver Inc., now has full ownership of the which in

Spokane-based Cowles Co., which owns The Spokesman-Review, the Journal of Business, and a handful of other companies here, has moved some of its operations in The Spokesman-Review building and the neighboring Spokane Chronicle building.Those in

Hagadone Hospitality Co. has obtained building permits for a $2.5 million remodeling project at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, records on file at the city of Coeur d'Alene show.Records show the project involves remodeling a total of 35,300 square of

A Utah contractor has won a $21 million contract to design and build an Interstate 90 interchange in west Post Falls that some predict will rekindle the stalled commercial development currently anchored by the big Cabela's sporting goods outlet and