Buying a former rental car is an increasingly popular option for consumers here who are leery of high-pressure sales tactics and vehicle prices at other used-car lots, say rental car agencies and credit unions.Whats more, the rental companies

Mid-sized sedans, the proverbial family car, havent lost their allure amid the consumer rush to SUVs and light trucks, and they still offer a broad range of selection from affordably basic to impressionably ritzy.Four of the 10 top-selling in

Spokane-based Sterling Savings Bank says it plans to open next week its first full-service bank branch in the Boise market and will consider opening additional branches there.The new branch, Sterlings 12th in Idaho, will be located in about a

Rolatape Corp., a longtime Spokane Valley maker of wheeled measuring devices, has been sold to Stanley Works, the New Britain, Conn.-based tool giant, and its operations here are expected to close by the end of the year.Rolatape, which was in a

Caelus Inc., a Spokane-based software developer that waged a lengthy battle to stay healthy despite big fluctuations in its markets, has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here.The company, located downtown in the Paulsen

Copart Inc., a Fairfield, Calif.-based company that auctions off wrecked vehicles for insurers, has bought 33 acres of undeveloped land near Spokane International Airport for a planned vehicle storage and processing facility.The property is of

A family partnership led by Huntwood Industries President Tim Hunt has bought a majority interest in Metaline Mining & Leasing Co., of Liberty Lake, and Hunt now is leading the long-dormant company with the hope of helping it become an active once

A limited-liability company formed by the principals of Inland Construction Co., of Spokane, has proposed developing a $20 million, 271-unit apartment complex in Spokane Valley. The company, Pinehurst Development LLC, hopes to build the to be a

A Spokane contractor plans to develop a $3.5 million Holiday Inn Express hotel and six adjacent retail pads in Cheney.The contractor, Randall Gillingham, president of Castle Construction Inc., says the planned three-story, 80-unit hotel is to a

When Marta Reyes launched Spokane International Translation 10 years ago, she knew Italian was a romance language, but didnt realize it would lead her to loveand a new partner in both life and business.Shortly after starting the company, a