Advantage IQ, the Avista Corp. subsidiary that specializes in handling utility bills and other facility costs for companies with multiple locations, is investing heavily in its computerized systems, and those outlays could limit profits in the its

North Idaho transportation planners are studying the possibility of launching a public ferry service across Lake Coeur dAlene, perhaps serving Harrison on the east side of the lake and an undetermined port on the west side.The ferry, which a

Premera Blue Cross has completed a $12 million expansion at its East Spokane campus and is continuing to increase its staff there as it works toward its goal of eventually adding 250 workers as a result of the project.The Mountlake Terrace, it

The Washington state Department of Ecology is accelerating cleanup of a 2-acre site at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.s 512-acre Trentwood rolling mill here. Kaiser has been investigating soil and ground water contamination at its Trentwood

Eastern Washington Universitys building in downtown Spokane is back up for sale after the Washington state agency that has been marketing the structure was unable to reach an agreement with the apparent winning bidder, Seattle-based Meriwether in

Kootenai Medical Center, of Coeur dAlene, says its having a master campus plan done for its Post Falls Health Park that will guide its expansion projects there in the coming years.KMC has hired Mithun Inc., a Seattle-based firm that master

The state of Washington expects to seek bids in late summer or early fall for a project that will capture imaginations in this railroad towna 1,330-foot-long at-grade tunnel that will carry Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railways tracks the state

Quarry Tile Co. says its Spokane Valley manufacturing plant is at capacity and its considering either expanding the facility a fifth time or perhaps opening a second plant here. The longtime Spokane manufacturer currently employs about 120 4

Air-cargo volumes at Spokane International Airport are declining, reflecting a trend at airports across the western U.S and signaling a shift in the economy here as businesses cope with rising fuel costs by switching to surface transportation, the

Gonzaga University plans to launch a masters of business administration (MBA) program with specialized curriculum in health-care management this fall.The Spokane university says its Graduate School of Business Administration is introducing to