Construction employment in February had the best net positive showing since January 2007, according to an analysis of U.S. Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America.The organization's analysis showed that employment

New Venture Lab, Gonzaga University's student-run business consulting lab, will host an entrepreneurial "Startup Weekend" April 20-22 on the university's campus.Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product

Janitorial supplier opens showroomJ & J Janitorial Supply Inc., of Spokane, has opened a retail showroom for selling its cleaning products.The business moved earlier this month from a downtown space to a 1,200-square-foot leased space at 6410

Former minor-league baseball player Teddy Hall and his wife, Sylvia, have opened a new indoor baseball-and-softball training facility called Athletic Edge LLC, at 11110 E. Empire, in Spokane Valley. Athletic Edge opened March 12 and is located

Spokane Transit Authority has signed a five-year, $17.5 million contract with Dallas-based MV Transportation Inc., which will provide supplemental paratransit services to STA passengers.Paratransit services are provided to people who, because of

Spokane-based Mines Management Inc., which is involved in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious- and base-mineral properties, reported a net loss of $5.6 million, or 20 cents a share, in 2011, compared with a net loss of $10.7 a

Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of energy-management equipment and systems, says an electric utility in Vermont has selected it to provide smart-grid technology, and a California utility separately has installed a landmark 4 million Itron

West Side restaurant operator Hop Jacks LLC plans to open its first Eastern Washington restaurant on Spokane's North Side this October. To be located just north of a MacKenzie River Pizza Co. outlet in a shopping center anchored by a WinCo Foods