Aspen Way Enterprises Inc., of Billings, Mont., has leased the former Electromart Factory Direct Inc. building in East Spokane and plans to open a franchise rent-to-own store there.Aspen Way President Rohnn Lampi says that the new store, an & at

Barnes & Noble Inc., the big New York-based bookselling chain that also owns the B. Dalton Bookseller chain, plans to close the only B. Dalton store remaining in Spokane.That store, which is located downtown, at 702 W. Main, is expected to close

P2J2 Shadle Associates LLC, which owns Shadle Center here, expects to move forward in coming months with further improvements at the North Side shopping center, including construction of a new Safeway Stores Inc. supermarket and work at the former

Providence Services Eastern Washington affiliates Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital have launched a joint pilot study to assess cancer support services in the Spokane area and identify cancer sufferers unmet needs.The which

Vaughn Bay Construction Inc., of Tacoma, is hoping to buy and upgrades three Spokane-area properties, including the American Legion Building, a downtown landmark at 108 N. Washington.The Tacoma construction company has formed a partnership, DPS

A nonprofit corporation called Cougar Property Holdings, which the Washington State University Foundation formed earlier this year, quietly is buying up property near the Riverpoint Higher Education Park for future expansion of that campus. The

Spokanes biggest billboard company believes it has new ammunition it can use to plead its case at hearings scheduled by both the city of Spokane and Spokane County next month that could lead to the eventual elimination of most of the metro the on

HARRISON, IdahoHarrison Dock Builders business is spreading like the waves from a passing boats wake. True, about 60 percent of the 17-year-old companys revenue still comes from building custom docks for waterfront residences on Lake

Analysts covering Spokane-based Key Tronic Corp. claim that the keyboard maker, with its new focus on contract design and manufacturing, appears to have executed a successful turnaround and should post increasingly positive earnings in its current

Marsh Advantage America, a division of the insurance giant Marsh Inc., has put its West regional headquarterswith oversight responsibility for 11 states in Spokane and now plans to add as many as 75 people to its staff of about 100 here.The