In 1959, Dr. Ralph Berg and a team of other surgeons successfully performed the first open-heart surgery at Sacred Heart Medical Center, making Spokane only the seventh open-heart surgery center in the country and the first outside a major the that

A team of researchers at Washington State University, in Pullman, claims its producing exciting results in its work to develop bone implant materials for people suffering from bone-related problems, such as arthritis. It also is studying ways to

In the popular 1980s television show The Peoples Court, the host signed off by admonishing viewers not to take the law into their own hands, but instead to, Take them to court.Several years ago, though, more people began staying out a

With whats being called the biggest change in U.S. bankruptcy law in the last 25 years coming Oct. 17, several bankruptcy attorneys here say they dont understand the new law well enough yet to be able to predict how it will impact them or their

Three small Spokane companies have raised about $400,000 in start-up capital and have launched Safe Harbor Publishing LLC, to produce and market a video and travel kit designed to keep travelers safe in the U.S. and abroad.Additionally, more in

Prestige Care Inc., of Vancouver, Wash., is planning to build a 22-unit independent-living complex at its Sullivan Park Care Center, in Spokane Valley. Located at the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Adams Road, the retirement campus a and

Lake City Development Corp., of Coeur dAlene, has acquired the last piece of property for a proposed higher education corridor in Coeur dAlene, and is picking up properties for a potential parking garage downtown.LCDC bought the small chunk

Western Washington-based lumber distributor Specialty Forest Products Inc. plans to open a distribution hub in Spokane Valley from which it will serve its Inland Northwest customers.Mike Wynne, general manager for Specialty Forest Products of

Crown West Realty LLC, of Spokane Valley, has bought a $12 million office complex in the Denver area, its first acquisition in that market.Richard Rollnick, president of Crown West, says the company currently is looking at additional properties

Great Floors LLC, a Coeur dAlene-based flooring chain with 15 retail stores and three distribution centers, has started work on a 48,000-square-foot retail outlet just west of the Spokane Valley Mall, which will be its third Spokane-area new is a