Women are stupid.Thats what one male patient blurted to Dr. Janice Christensen, a cardiologist with Spokane Cardiology PSC, years ago when she was practicing medicine in Arizona. Women doctors here say such attitudes are diminishing, though,

Last summer, the federal government halted part of a major study of hormone-replacement therapy, saying a common combination of medications used by women to ease the symptoms of menopause, and possibly protect themselves from heart disease and be a

The Washington Technology Center has awarded grants to Washington State University to support research projects the school is undertaking with a Spokane maker of pest-control products and a Richland-based client of the Spokane Intercollegiate and a

May, May & McReynolds LLC, of Boise, Idaho, which owns the Spokane House hotel, at 4301 W. Sunset Highway, has affiliated the establishment with the Travelodge Hotels Inc. hospitality chain to boost business at that local landmark.Built in the

The number of foreclosure actions in Spokane County rose 1 percent in 2002 to 1,153, but economic observers say the small increase is a sign of stabilization after eight years of substantial increases.Full-year figures werent available for in

Schmidt Development LLC, of Spokane, has proposed building a $1.1 million office building on the periphery of downtown Spokane.As envisioned, the two-story, 10,000-square-foot building would be constructed on a vacant site at 1807 W. Fifth, is

Harpers Manufacturing, the big office-furniture maker in Post Falls, has changed its name to flexcel-Post Falls and could take on work previously done at other plants owned by its parent company, Kimball International Inc.Kimball, a based in to

Spokane-based Potlatch Corp. has split its consumer products and paperboard division into two operations in a move that the forest-products company says reflects the vitality of its consumer-products business.Potlatchs consumer-products makes

Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Inc., the big Spokane-based financial-services company, has reported net income of $3.9 million for its 2002 fiscal year ended Sept. 30, which marks a significant rebound after enduring two years of losses about a

In a manner of speaking, Spokanes Deborah Wittwer sidestepped her way into business. For many years, Wittwer coached a competitive jump-rope team here called Side Steps, which grew through the late 1980s and 1990s, competing in a national on