A former Spokane contractor has spent almost a year preparing a retail package of cooking tools called Spud Spikes—a set of stainless steel nails aimed at perfecting a baked potato—for distribution to kitchen and novelty stores.South a

Hospice of Spokane is seeking permission from the state to develop a Hospice House on the North Side to serve its growing patient load, says Dale Hammond, the nonprofit's director of development and communication.The organization has submitted a

As it turns out, what happens on Facebook doesn't always stay on Facebook. An emerging trend in pre-employment screening involves what some are calling social media checks, where as part of a background check, an investigating company will look

Northwest Farm Credit Services, the big Spokane-based agricultural lender and crop insurance provider, has reported record net income of $159.2 million for 2011, up from earnings of $150.1 million the previous year.Additionally, the total 7.4 to

Since a Ross Dress for Less outlet opened last fall in the Manito Shopping Center on Spokane's South Hill, along with separate improvements completed by another of the center's tenants, several surrounding businesses have experienced a notable in a

Gold Reserve Inc., the Spokane-based mine-exploration company, is awaiting a decision with huge implications for its future, and it could be a lengthy wait.A three-person tribunal held arbitration hearings last month concerning Gold Reserve's in