Some 43,000 households in Spokane County, or about 24 percent of all households in the county, were eligible during the winter of 2007-2008 for the two largest heating-assistance programs here, says a study done by the Eastern Washington University

If you think your capital spending budget for technology has become unwieldy, wrap your brain around this number—$23 million. That's what Avista Corp. plans to spend this year on information systems, technology, and cybersecurity.In ranging

New thrift stores, most of which feature collectibles from the 1950s to the 1970s, are proliferating on North Monroe.The small businesses, many with limited resources, say they've begun to profit from each other's goodwill and are working to the

The city of Spokane and Hillyard business leaders have begun work on plans to create a revitalized industrial area in northeast Spokane.Spokane Mayor Mary Verner earlier this year named East Hillyard a targeted development area, meaning the city

After moving to a new, much larger facility on the West Plains this spring, Spokane-based distributor Peirone Produce Co. says it already has seen vast improvements in its efficiency in getting orders of fresh produce from its warehouse to the it a

As Fast Way Freight System Inc. has watched many small freight carriers go by the wayside during the economic slump, the Spokane freight carrier says it has invested in logistics technology that helps it not only compete with other carriers, but is

T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane, is building this 22,000-square-foot St. Mary Presentation Church at 602 E. Sixth St. in Deer Park. The parish plans to move there from a smaller, older church building at 310 N. Main St. and to sell that on