Deaconess and Valley hospitals are planning major operating-room reconfiguration and upgrade projects totaling $14 million in value, says William Gilbert, Deaconess's CEO.Deaconess Hospital, at 800 W. Fifth, on Spokane's lower South Hill, will a

In the next week or so, Gallatin Public Affairs and its research partner, GS Strategy Group, will conduct a survey asking likely voters in Washington state for their perspectives on everything from the presidential election to the state of the have

Clock shop reopens, expands retail areaSpokane Clock, a clock repair and restoration shop on Spokane's North Side, has reopened and expanded its retail showroom after that portion of the business was struck and damaged by a passing vehicle in at

My Custom IT, a young software development and information technology venture based here, has undergone an ownership consolidation and has moved into a larger office space to accommodate its growing staff. Cameron Barclift, sales and marketing a

Spokane businessman Vincent Bozzi and his wife, Emily Bozzi, have bought the assets of Chocolate Apothecary LLC, a 7-year-old gourmet chocolate business here. The purchase is scheduled to be completed June 1.Vincent Bozzi, who also owns with his

Spokane Valley-based mining company Revett Minerals Inc. has reported net income of $3.7 million, or 10 cents a diluted share, for the first quarter, up sharply from a net loss of $2.8 million, or 12 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.The

A Mexican mining contractor seeking more than $25 million from the Coeur Mexicana division of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. alleges that the North Idaho mining company is being unresponsive in Mexican courts to allegations claiming breach of contract a

Starting next month, Whitworth University, in partnership with the University of Washington and the Eastern Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center, will offer a new business certificate program downtown that's targeted at owners or of a