Northwest MedStar, the Spokane-based air ambulance service operated by nonprofit Inland Northwest Health Services, achieved a continuing, gradual climb in patient volume and revenues last year, banking clear of the dark clouds of the foresees some

Smart Smoke Inc., an electronic cigarette retailer here that targets longtime tobacco smokers, has enjoyed strong growth in its first year of operation, says Aaron Rollins, director of sales and marketing.Smart Smoke, which opened its first in a

North Idaho native Eric Thun says he spent enough time in the corporate world to get a strong distaste for the moving of manufacturing offshore, and came back to the Spokane area to escape that environment and hopefully do his small part to counter