Reducing mankind's carbon footprint has become the defining issue of our time and rightly so. Virtually every level of government has policies to reduce greenhouse gases by regulating everything from industrial CO2 emissions to cow flatulence. But as

Skils'kin Inc., the Spokane-based nonprofit that offers services to people with disabilities, has bought a building at 606 W. Sharp for $230,000 and has moved its payee services division there, says Kym Grime, the division's director. The one-story b

Coeur d'Alene-based Trindera Engineering Inc. has doubled the size of its downtown Spokane office, says Katie Fitzpatrick, a spokeswoman for the company. Trindera now occupies all 6,000 square feet of floor space in the two-story structure at 221 W. Ma

The Children's Home Society of Washington, a Seattle-based child-advocacy nonprofit, has opened a mental health office in the Northeast Community Center, at 4001 N. Cook. The office will provide children and families in north Spokane greater access to

Lake's Cakes Bakery has opened at 1718 N. Hamilton, specializing in custom-order cakes and what owner Ryan Lake calls his mason jar treats-three layers of gooey butter frosting and moist cake in an eight-ounce mason jar. Lake and his partner, Natali

The Spokane Valley outlet of Seattle-based commercial-vehicle leasing company Husky Idealease Inc. has expanded to occupy all 16,000 square feet of its building, substantially increasing the space it's using there, general manager Chris McDevitt says.

A new company here, called PACT LLC, is creating and selling leather wallets and cases, but with a twist: The products are made with absolutely nothing but leather. 'It's built on the idea of how do we create a case or satchel that doesn't use typi

Manufacturers from a broad range of industry sectors are expected to gather here for the third annual Advanced Manufacturing, Materials & Aerospace Expo, which will be held Sept. 29-30. The expo aims to highlight opportunities for Inland Northwest manufac