Things have gone far better down on the farm so far this year than many observers expected earlier, judging by the most recent quarterly report from Northwest Farm Credit Services, the big federally chartered, Spokane-based ag lending cooperative,

F5 Networks Inc., the Seattle-based maker of computer networking equipment, says its expanding its Liberty Lake plant by about 5,000 square feet, and is adding employees there.The company, which opened a facility here in 2000 in the Liberty &

Northwest Developers Group Inc., of Coeur dAlene, is developing a 40-unit, 10-building condominium complex in Post Falls at an estimated cost of $5 million.The complex will be named Black Bay Village, and will be located on a 4-acre site Bay

Lithia Motors Inc., the Medford, Ore.-based automobile-dealership chain that owns Spokanes Camp Automotive Inc., plans to build a new building on Spokanes North Side and move its Mercedes-Benz dealership there from downtown. Mark DeBoer, of

Is there really a Heidi?Thats the question Heidi Acuff heard so often after she started a small pancake-mix company called Heidis Cottage Classics LLC five years ago.Posing for a photograph with a plateful of pancakes on her heada to

Some economic-development leaders and aviation-parts manufacturers here believe Spokane could become the Motor City of aerospace-parts production if it focuses on growing that already strong manufacturer niche.Moreover, theyre forming a a

Travelers on Interstate 90 typically recognize Ritzville, Wash., as a great place for a pit stop. While the town does provide a brief reprieve from the road, many motorists dont know it has more to offer than bathrooms and gas stations. residents

Government-sponsored development activity in the Spokane International Airport Business Park is hindering private-sector development of surrounding West Plains land, several developers contend.Dick Vandervert, one of the Spokane areas most he

Three years ago, Elenita Sy and her husband, Narciso, wanted to start a home-based day-care business, but didnt have the money or the credit history to obtain a bank loan. They sought help from the Spokane Neighborhood Economic Development opened

Big commercial customers at Sterling Savings Bank soon will be able to get up-to-the-minute transaction details on their checking accounts via a package of Internet-based tools. At U.S. Bank, business customers will be able to make deposits at own