Liberty Lake real estate development company Greenstone Corp. is expecting a flurry of construction activity and rising sales in its developments here and in North Idaho in 2011, says Jim Frank, the company's CEO.Altogether, the value of active

Every physical item we touch on a daily basis, from food to clothes to cars, has been affected by the technology of fluid power at some point before it has landed in our hands, says John Norman, department chair of Spokane Community College's and a

Colleges and universities here mostly are seeing big enrollment gains for the fall term, and in some cases are reporting record enrollment. Junior colleges, especially, are reporting a surge in enrollment as the poor economy gives more people a to

Staffing agencies here say they're seeing strong growth in demand for temporary help, but not for permanent hires.Provisional Staffing Services Inc., of Spokane, which does business as Provisional Recruiting + Staffing and recruits applicants so