Alarm bells rung by contractors and others in the construction trades regarding the current worker shortage should be heard by educators and civic leaders, and efforts to fill the employee pipeline require action beyond those of the building industry alon

Elder Law Group PLLC has moved its office to 711 W. Indiana, Ste. 102, says Lynn St. Louis, owner. The firm, which previously had been located at 207 W. Nora, about a half mile east of the new office, moved to accommodate business growth, says St. Louis.

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is seeking federal air quality redesignation, which could prevent certain industries from locating on or near the tribe's Usk, Wash.-based reservation, says Dean Osterman, the tribe's executive director of natural resourc

Spokane Overstock LLC, which operates Overstocked Mattress & Furniture stores in Spokane and Spokane Valley, has opened two additional stores this summer, in Hayden and Missoula, giving it four in all, and says it plans to keep expanding. Owner Nathan

Spokane-based Armitage Cleaning LLC has launched a commercial 'security-minded cleaning service” that's designed to benefit clients who have work environments where protecting sensitive information is important. Christopher Armitage, who co-owns th

The city of Spokane says the business registration amnesty program it set up has reduced by 1,000 the number of unregistered businesses that are located in the city or do business here. City taxes and license specialist Margaret Redd says there now are r

Fueled by continued strong loan growth, WTB Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Washington Trust Bank, says its second quarter net income rose by just more than $1 million from the end of the 2016 second quarter. Larry Sorenson, Washington Trust

The Gallatin Group of Spokane, a subsidiary of Portland-based Gallatin Public Affairs, has shuttered its office here as two former partners with the public relations and marketing firm recently left the company to pursue other career opportunities. Eric

There are so many things to consider when starting a business that it can boggle the mind. Having started out in private practice myself just over a year ago-walking away from a position after 10 years-I understand the vacillation between both exci