Dunn & Black PS, a boutique law firm here, asserts that despite its small size, it has grown over the past 15 years to become one of the top eminent domain law and construction law firms in the region.While the firm has chosen to focus on only

Lukins & Annis PS, one of Spokanes largest law firms, is growing again after the departure of a quarter of its attorneys over the past year, says Jed Morris, the longtime firms president.The firm recently hired two associates and now has a

Employers arent accustomed to hearing good news about their health-benefit costs, but might take some comfort in the findings of a recent survey by Mercer Health & Benefits. The survey shows that rising costs have leveled off in each of the past

Low-income earners are interested in helping design employment benefits chosen to meet their needsand paying attention to their choices could improve their health, say authors of a new survey of Washington, D.C.-Baltimore-area low-income earners

Creighton Engineering Inc.s fire risk management business is ablaze, says company President Scott Creighton. From 1996 until 2004, Creighton Engineering completed about a dozen risk-engineering projects in Washington state, he says. Since 75

Fresenius Medical Care North America plans to open a new dialysis center near Hayden, Idaho, in November. The Waltham, Mass.-based company operates five other dialysis centers in Spokane, Post Falls, and Coeur dAlene in a joint venture with a

The city of Spokane has chosen five companies from around the U.S. and Canada to supply six small wastewater treatment units for use in a two-year, $7.7 million pilot project, says Dale Arnold, the citys director of wastewater management. Hayden,

The Spokane office of Seattle-based Olympic Associates Co. has been named construction manager for projects northwest of Spokane and in the Tri-Cities with a total value of about $35.5 million. Olympic Associates will oversee $18.5 million in a

Unicep Packing Inc., of Sandpoint, says its anticipating a big jump in revenue next year and plans to hire 13 employees soon to accommodate growth.Unicep makes and fills one-dose, squeezable vials that hold products ranging from hair gel to a

A Spokane couple who bought nearly 93 acres on the West Plains from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane late last month say they plan to develop a big commercial center there.Walter Knopp says he and Bonita Greene bought the land for $2.3 at