Fresenius Medical Care North America plans to open six new dialysis clinics over the next year or so in rural communities in Eastern Washington and North Idaho through its joint venture with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's the a

Small-business owners and self-employed entrepreneurs are concerned deeply about the adequacy of the current U.S. health insurance system and believe government should provide a public alternative to private coverage, a new survey says.They also

Security firm moves to east Riverside from West Plains Kodiak Security Services Inc., of Spokane, has moved its offices into an about 5,000-square-foot leased space at 2211 E. Riverside from a smaller space in Airway Heights, west of a

"That's easy for you to say! You're already a great salesman and a successful author and speaker," someone yelled from the audience as I was answering a question about how to brand yourself and position yourself to create the law of attraction. the

Leon Lu and Luc Tran, doing business as All Shiny Nails, at 2524 E. 29th in the Lincoln Heights shopping district, have leased 1,200 square feet of adjacent floor space where their shop has expanded. James Black and Chris Bell, both of NAI Black, &

The International Trade Alliance (ITA), a Spokane-based nonprofit organization that seeks to help businesses here export their products, will announce its affiliation with the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate at a Feb. 19 a

The Inland Northwest chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America honored six construction companies here for excellence during the organization's 2008 Build Northwest Awards ceremony, held here Jan. 30 at the Davenport were judged by a

Peaks & Plains Medical Inc., of Spokane, plans to move one of its retail locations for medical supplies here to the South Hill from the North Side because too few customers have become aware of its longtime location there, and sales there have to &

Community Frameworks, a Spokane-based nonprofit, has received a $6.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that it plans to distribute through a network of 40 organizations in four states to help low-income people