The use of natural gas as a cheaper, cleaner-burning fuel for fleet vehicles is gaining traction among some U.S. businesses that operate route systems, including Avista Corp. and Waste Management Inc. here.The two companies are developing gas at

Two Spokane women have taken an old word usually reserved for those who sell medicine to cure ailments and added a new meaning that doesn't center on prescriptions. Their downtown business focuses on providing homeopathic and therapeutic services a

AWG International Inc., a Spokane company that makes machines that draw water out of the air, has a promising future in international trade thanks in part to assistance from a U.S. Small Business Administration-backed export program, says Jeff T. a

Wells & Co., a Spokane real estate development company that specializes in historic rehabilitation projects, has approached the city with a plan to turn the long-shuttered former Ridpath Hotel building into an apartment complex.The company has a

While farmers markets in Spokane County provide plenty of fresh produce, they also deliver a strong economic impact that last year grew to just over $1.3 million in combined vendor sales among seven markets here.Washington State University's is

For the second consecutive year, executive compensation at Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies increased by double digits in 2011. The 13.3 percent rise in average total compensation was lower than the 17.9 percent increase in 2010,