Avista Advantage, once a nonperforming stepchild in Avista Corp.s family of daughter companies, is contributing ever more impressive sums to its parents earnings, is enjoying a prolonged growth surge, and has taken on a new name.The which a

Pyrotek Inc. makes products that help manufacturers handle high-temperature materials. These days, its the longtime Spokane Valley companys own growth that might be too hot to handle.With record fiscal 2006 revenues of nearly $250 million a

Two heavy hitters in the Inland Northwest development community are joining forces on a 900-acre mixed-use development in Liberty Lake that will skirt the Spokane River. Greenstone Corp., the Liberty Lake-based residential development company a

Conversations have started about establishing scenic viewshed regulations to preserve views of the Spokane River and other natural features in the city of Spokane by limiting new building heights and girths in certain view corridors. Its

Show some downtown office space. Get an iPod. Land a tenant for some retail space in Liberty Lake. Drive away in a BMW.Some landlords are ponying up perquisites, trying to fill vacant spaces by offering toys to commercial real estate agents

Spokanes Tom Tilford, a certified public accountant and lawyer who has launched a series of business ventures here and is a familiar face on many community and private boards, is transitioning from business to education.Tilford recently was a

The Spokane Area Workforce Development Council, which previously concentrated on job-placement services, says its shifting its focus to help employers evaluate and fill their work force needs in the midst of a tight labor market here.The is a

Key Tronic Corp., the Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturer, isnt entitled to insurance coverage for costs related to damaged pallets of Clorox ReadyMops it shipped from its Juarez, Mexico, plant, a Washington state appellate court has a a &

By Emily BrandlerOf the Journal of BusinessSpokane-based Inland Northwest Bank says it plans to open branches in North Spokane, Airway Heights, and Hayden, Idaho, and will close its branch inside a Yokes Fresh Market supermarket on North

Avista Corp. says its sale of claims against Enron Corp. and certain affiliates contributed to the Spokane companys earnings in the first half of 2006, which it reported Aug. 2.Malyn Malquist, the companys senior vice president and chief of