Two of the founders of staffing giant Labor Ready Inc., of Tacoma, have started a new temporary-staffing company, Command Center Inc., and have bought property in Post Falls for the concerns headquarters.The two men, John Coghlan and Glenn to

G.I. Joes Inc., a Wilsonville, Ore.-based retailer of sporting goods and auto accessories, says its looking for a site in the Spokane area for a retail store.Shannon Burley, spokeswoman for G.I. Joes, says the Oregon company hasnt a for

Veteran Spokane contractor James Elmer plans to develop an eight-unit, $3 million condominium building in Brownes Addition, overlooking the Spokane River and Peaceful Valley. Elmer says he likely will start work early next month on the which

On track to more than double its revenues this year, Purcell Systems Inc. is leasing additional space in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, just seven months after moving to new, larger quarters there, says company President and CEO Pete maker

Vince and Margie Perry dont live at the North Pole, but on Christmas Eve they and a dozen volunteer helpers become extremely busy.Thats when the Perrys, owners of Williams Seafood Market & Wines, in Spokane Valley, sell about 6,500 pounds a

Developer Marshall Chesrown says that if he had 200 completed living units today at Kendall Yards, the envisioned urban village near downtown Spokane that will overlook the Spokane River, he could sell them all in a weekend. His confidence a is

The big question going into the upcoming session of the Washington state Legislature is what will lawmakers do with about $1.4 billion in revenue they didnt know theyd have? Don Brunell, president of the Olympia-based Association of says a

AmericanWest Bancorps recently announced agreement to buy Pasco-based Columbia Trust Bancorp for $37.5 million is a noteworthy piece of business for the Spokane-based institution, but just a fraction of what it believes is yet to come.That to

Since his college days, Rich Umbdenstock has never thought of working in any field other than health-care administration, and on Jan. 1 hell reach a new high in that profession.Thats when, in addition to serving as CEO and president of the

An elderly female patient at Holy Family Hospital suffered from intestinal angina, a narrowing of the arteries that deliver blood to the intestines, and the constriction had left her malnourished and weak. A catheter-based procedure to restore flow