Washington Trust Bank, of Spokane, has reported net income of about $16.2 million for last year, up substantially from earnings of $9.1 million in 2010 and $3 million 2009.Jack Heath, the bank's chairman and chief operating officer, says, "I was

Tom Magnuson, CEO of Spokane-based Magnuson Hotels, says the launch of a new international online travel agency for booking hotel rooms is being delayed until next month because of a higher than expected demand in hotels wanting to also CEO of a a

Rite Aid Corp., the Camp Hill, Pa.-based pharmacy and retail store chain, plans to construct a stand-alone store in the north portion of the Franklin Park Commons shopping center where it would move an existing outlet from another part of the is to

Feb. 13 / Avista seeks to lower gas ratesAvista Corp., of Spokane, asked utility commissions in Washington and Idaho for permission to reduce overall natural gas rates by 6.4 percent and 6.0 percent, respectively. If approved, the changes would

Meetings & EventsThe Washington state Department of Labor & Industries will hold a free public hearing on rules about structured settlement agreements for workers' compensation claims Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at Center Place, 2426 N. To a

Green Living Monthly, a Tum Tum, Wash.-based magazine, now is owned by Green Living Publications LLC, a company established by the magazine's editor, Chris Ellis.The magazine formerly was owned and published by Lake Spokane Media LLC, based in a