The business world is putting a new spin on reading, writing, and arithmetic.Yes, these "hard" skills are still very important, but employers increasingly also are looking for workers proficient in the "soft" skills - the ability to analyze a and

Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs, or SNAP, has been awarded a $3 million grant by the state to go toward its foreclosure prevention program.SNAP is one of 13 Washington nonprofits to get a portion of the $43.8 million the state received to a

Providence Health Care, the Spokane-based medical network, has started construction of a $58 million medical center that will expand its outpatient services greatly in Spokane Valley.The 127,000-square-foot facility will be located on 11 acres a

Post Falls printer adds equipmentMinute Press, a longtime Post Falls commercial printer, has added about $105,000 in new equipment that it says will enable it to offer a high-quality product with a faster, short-run turnaround. Owner Mark the

GTG Ventures LLC, a Spokane company that operates Dutch Bros. Coffee stands, has opened a new coffee outlet on Spokane's North Side, its fifth here.The business's new drive-through coffee stand is located at 8701 N. Division, at the northwest of

Spokane-based automotive parts retailer and wholesaler Parts Wholesalers Inc., doing business as Motion Auto Supply, has opened a store in Post Falls, its ninth overall.The Post Falls outlet is located in a leased 5,000-square-foot building at a

The Washington state Department of Transportation is proposing a substantial repaving project of state Route 291 that tentatively is expected to start next spring.Al Gilson, spokesman for the state agency, says the project will entail about 11 a