MEETINGS AND EVENTSThe Northwest Inland Empire chapter of the Association of Operations Management will hold an Improving Operations Through Dynamic Communication no-host dinner today, July 28, at 6 p.m. at Conley's Place Restaurant, 12622 E. in

July 25 / Potlatch reports lower net incomePotlatch Corp., the Spokane-based wood-products company, announced second-quarter net income of $8.4 million, or 21 cents a diluted share, down from earnings of $11.7 million, or 29 cents a share, in the

Brews on Washington opens downtownSpokane Brews LLC, which does business as Brews on Washington, has opened in a 750-square-foot leased space at 7 S. Washington, in downtown Spokane.The business is a new endeavor for owners Brett and Katie has

While basketball players may aspire to "be like Mike," as in NBA great Michael Jordan, investors have a variety of role models to choose from.Finding one that suits their personality is not easy, so it makes sense to study as many as best-known

Spokane Rock Products Inc. is the apparent low bidder for an almost $2 million project to rehabilitate a 2 1/2-mile stretch of east Bridgeport Avenue on Spokane's North Side. The city of Spokane street department project is to include repaving a

Washington State University has selected Spokane-based commercial real estate broker NAI Black to market and sell the former Jensen-Byrd Building and underlying land in the University District east of downtown.NAI Black has listed the overall at

The city of Spokane Valley has awarded a $1 million contract to Post Falls-based Poe Asphalt Paving Inc. to make a number of safety enhancements to a portion of Broadway Avenue that fronts two schools, as well as resurfacing work.Work is to the

Maverik Inc., a North Salt Lake, Utah-based convenience store chain, has secured a site for a gas station and convenience store in the Mead area, and says it expects to develop other outlets in the Inland Northwest.Brad McDougal, director of for

Wendle Motors Inc. has started work expanding and remodeling its Ford showroom, just as it nears completion of its new Infiniti showroom.The Ford project, which is just getting under way, will include construction of a 3,600-square-foot addition

A Washington state appellate court panel here has overturned the denial of unemployment benefits to a woman who set up an insurance agency in an attempt to become self-employed, but failed to open it.In a ruling that reversed a Superior Court of