Seattle-based Lighthouse for the Blind Inc., which provides jobs for blind people and others with disabilities, plans to expand its Inland Northwest Lighthouse manufacturing facility, located on Spokane's North Side, and boost its employment here.

The Washington Health Benefit Exchange, which will operate the Washington Healthplanfinder being formed as part of the Affordable Care Act, announced this morning that a new call center employing 60 people will open in Spokane this September to to

Clearwater Paper Corp., of Spokane, announced this morning it plans to close a tissue converting and distribution facility in Thomaston, Ga., a small city located about 60 miles south of Atlanta.The company said in a press release that it plans to

Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire Vancouver, British Columbia-based Aurizon Mines Ltd. in a transaction valued at $796 million.Aurizon operates the Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec and expects

Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, reported this morning fourth-quarter 2012 net income of $182,000, or 6 cents a diluted share, compared with a net loss of $777,000, or 25 cents a share, in the all of

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, reported this afternoon a fourth-quarter 2012 net loss of $3.6 million, or 19 cents a diluted share, compared with a loss of $20.9 million, or $1.09 a share, in the year-earlier period.For all of 2012, the posted

Meetings & EventsThe American Society for Training and Development's Inland Northwest chapter will hold a Leadership Roundtable and Board Presentations meeting on Friday, March 1, from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Luigi's Italian Restaurant, 245 W. 7