Eastern Washington University announced this afternoon it has hired Mary Cullinan as its new president, effective Aug. 1. Cullinan has served as president of Southern Oregon University, in Ashland, Ore., since 2006 and has 34 years of higher education

An affiliate of Sycamore Partners, a New York-based private-equity firm that owns Aeropostale, Hot Topic, Talbots, and a number of other retail chains, announced that it has acquired the Coldwater Creek brand and related intellectual property. Sycam

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, announced this morning it has sold two properties, the Red Lion Hotel Columbia Center, in Kennewick, Wash., and the Red Lion Hotel Canyon Springs, in Twin Falls, Idaho. In both transactions, the new owners have signed

Spokane City Councilman Steve Salvatori will step down next month to pursue business interests out of state, and his colleagues on the council should look for a successor who brings to the office a skill set that's similar to the one he has exhibited.

J.W. Elmer Construction Co., of Spokane, has started work on a Kootenai County Ancillary Services Building project at 331 W. Garden in Coeur d'Alene that includes erecting a 10,000-square-foot, one-story building. Construction on the $1.5 million pro

Acme Concrete Paving Inc., of Spokane, has begun a $6.4 million repaving project on a section of Interstate 90 that runs through Snoqualmie Pass, in western Washington, says company President Robert Seghetti. The project, which began in mid-May and is s

Prominent Spokane developer Lanzce Douglass is constructing an 8-acre recreational vehicle park on Spokane's North Side, a building permit application information on file with Spokane County shows. The facility, to be called North Pointe RV Park, will

Interior and exterior renovations are under way at the Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn & Conference Center, where some upgrades will harken to design features at the upscale Coeur d'Alene Resort, says Mike O'Brien, general manager of the Coeur d