Spokane chef Jeremy Hansen says his new French-themed restaurant, the Ridpath Brasserie, is on schedule to open early this summer on the first floor of the Ridpath Club Apartments building, at 514 W. First in downtown Spokane. The word brasserie is Frenc

Girl Scouts of the USA has partnered with professional networking website LinkedIn to create a new platform called Girl Scout Network, which aims to connect Girl Scout alumna, enabling them to share their career experiences and advice. Nicole Wood, Spoka

Coeur d'Alene-based fiber-optic provider Fatbeam LLC says it has secured a $2 million contract with an undisclosed local carrier that will install 100 miles of fiber from Liberty Lake into North Idaho, through Kootenai County and winding its way north i

Spokane-based Rosauers Supermarkets Inc. has started construction of a project that will add an Ace Hardware store to its Nine Mile Falls supermarket, at 5912 state Route 291. Rosauers President and CEO Jeff Philipps says, 'We'd been talking with Ace

Hayden-based Empire Airlines Inc. is collaborating with Memphis, Tenn.-based cargo airline FedEx Express in a program aimed at recruiting pilots from universities and aviation colleges and training them for advancement to the FedEx fleet. Tim Komberec, p

The Coeur d'Alene Resort is expected to wrap up an extensive round of renovations by the beginning of May, says Todd Gillespie, director of sales and marketing for the resort. Gillespie declines to disclose a project cost other than to say it's a mul

Journal of Business reporter LeAnn Bjerken discusses an emerging field within the legal community

Journal of Business reporter Samantha Peone talks about plans for the North Division Costco building, etailz upcoming move, and more.

On Feb. 14, some members of the state Senate sent a rather strange valentine to Washington's high school kids. They voted to cut the Running Start program. Running Start is the successful educational program created in 1990 under the Learning by Choi

The idea of expanding the county board of commissioners to five members is a good one, but the bill sent by the Legislature to the governor's desk isn't the solution. We hope the fact that Gov. Jay Inslee didn't sign the bill immediately means he's weigh