Scott Morris, CEO and chairman of the board of Avista Corp., will retire from the Spokane-based energy company effective March 1, 2020, the company announced this afternoon. Morris will continue to serve as the executive chairman of the board of direct

Anyone who has done any hiring lately will tell you that the market is tight. Finding and retaining talented employees has become ever more challenging in these days of low unemployment rates and concerning labor participation rates.

The recent news that California-based Mullen Technologies Inc. intends to locate its manufacturing plant on the West Plains highlights the effectiveness of the West Plains-Airport Area Public Development Authority as the catalyst to attract potentially

A new bar called Night Owl has opened at 223 N. Division, in an 800-square-foot leased space between Boombox Pizza and Fast Eddies Bar & Grill. Owner-operator Trent Cochran says he purchased the business in November from his friend Andy Derrickson.

Coeur d'Alene's Bulwark Barber has moved to new space in the Rockford Building, at 504 E. Lakeside, from its previous location at 204 N. Third.

Alpine Deli, at 417 E. Third, closed last month but is set to re-open soon under new ownership. Alpine is a Bosnian and German delicatessen that has been owned and operated by Adnan Hatkic and his mother, Esma, for the past five years.

Wild Birds Unlimited, a national franchise of stores carrying bird-watching gear, is set to open a new store at 2925 E. 29th in the Lincoln Heights Shopping Center, on Spokane's South Hill.