SANDPOINT—Despite sales growth of 25 percent last year, a Sandpoint company that designs and manufactures innovative office water coolers might have achieved only a drop in the bucket of what's possible, its president says.The executive, a

As sales softened over the last couple of years, locally based manufacturer EZ Loader Boat Trailers Inc. was concerned about the increasing likelihood of having to lay off a sizable number of employees, so it decided to seek help through the state

Days after a tide of negative news buffeted Sterling Financial Corp., its new top executives said last week the Spokane bank-holding company has a recovery plan in place, has been working under it for a year, and is making headway.Acting and CEO

Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories says it expects to expand its national footprint significantly, and likely will add more employees here, after its parent sold a $37.1 million stake in the Spokane for-profit company to a big Denver-based &