Paradigm Lasers Inc., a small Spokane Valley laser-systems designer and manufacturer, says it is developing several new commercial lasers and hopes to start producing some of them next year. The company, which moved here from East Rochester, in

Spokane Countys average weekly wage grew faster than King Countys in the first quarter of this year2.6 percent to 2.2 percent, compared with the year-earlier quarterbut that wasnt much to boast about, judging by the latest data released a

A longtime Mead foundry has laid off about half its employees after its only customer, a Michigan company that bought the foundrys name and sales operation in April and locked up all of its production, cut back on its orders.The foundry, long

D.A. Davidson & Co. has downgraded the shares of Sterling Financial Corp., of Spokane, and Walla Walla, Wash.-based Banner Corp., which operates bank branches here, partly on the belief that rising interest rates could hurt bank stocks Davidson, a

InCyte Pathology Inc., a longtime pathology practice and laboratory here, plans to develop and move into a new building at Mirabeau Point in Spokane Valley, says Terri Montano, its chief operating officer.Montano says the company plans to a on

The warm glow of Christmas tree lights and shimmering ornaments dazzle the eyes when you first enter the Christmas at the Lake store in downtown Coeur dAlene.Wandering through a small forest of decorated Christmas trees to the tunes of songs,

A company headed by prominent Spokane developer Dick Vandervert is building a $12 million, 192-unit apartment complex in Liberty Lake.Site work for the project started last month at the southeast corner of Country Vista Drive and Henry Road, in

Spokane-area business advocates will go to Olympia this legislative session asking for more than $115 million for higher-education capital projects here, most of which are just now being introduced, including $40.6 million for two major also be and

The Argonne-Mullan corridor, an area of Spokane Valley thats flush with partially vacant office buildings, is a focus of renewed interest from developers who recently have completed or are planning projects worth at least $13 million. During

The amount of air cargo handled at Spokane International Airport grew at a healthy 5.7 percent clip during the first 10 months of this year, signaling a possible turnaround following three years of stagnation.We had a very good October, and a