Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, says it had net marginsequivalent to net incomeof just over $4.2 million in 2004, up 6 percent from the previous year. Its revenue, meanwhile, edged 2 percent higher to a record

Wells & Co., of Spokane, has sold four floors of the seven-level main building at the Freeman Center complex downtown.The center, also known as the old Display Block, is located at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Lincoln Street, and &

A husband and wife who own a Spokane company that has been accused by a major insurer of submitting more than 1,200 phony windshield claims are seeking protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here.The couple, David and Karen last a 7

The Spokane family that founded A To Z Rentals in Spokane 45 years ago has re-entered the rental business by buying back the assets of the three-store chain it sold to Denver-based RentX Industries Inc. in the mid-1990s.The family, which now as

Coeur dAlene developer Marshall Chesrown plans to build a hangar facility at the Coeur dAlene Airport that will serve private and corporate jet flights there.The facility likely will be called the Coeur dAlene Jet Center, and will be on a

Potlatch Corp., the big Spokane-based wood-products company, says its spending roughly $45 million this year to upgrade its North Idaho operations.While a big chunk of that moneyabout $20 millionis being spent on general upkeep of its six

Dear Fluffy:Roses are red. Violets are blue. Theres never been a poodle as sweet as you.Love, Fido.From candy-coated almonds to pinatas to personalized jewelry, the five 50% Off Card Shop stores operated by Spokane-based LDE Inc. a of

UltraShred LLC, a 5-year-old Spokane Valley maker of truck-mounted document-destruction equipment, has formed a business alliance with Rahco International Inc. and is moving to the longtime Spokane industrial manufacturers North Side which now 10

A new industry is emerging in the Spokane market to serve busy families that find it difficult to prepare evening meals.No less than five meal-preparation businesses that operate a total of six Spokane-area outlets have sprung up since late to

A development company headed by Spokane businessman Don Barbieri plans to build a multimillion-dollar, five-story luxury-condominium building on the north bank of the Spokane River, just west of the Flour Mill downtown.The company, Upper Falls