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

The leadership landscape in Spokane is changing as a handful of pivotal organizations search for new executives to head up their efforts. Threethe Downtown Spokane Partnership, the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the of a

Developers and Kootenai Medical Center are snatching up properties in the Ironwood Drive medical corridor west of the Coeur dAlene hospital, and prices for property there are surging, says Monte Risvold, a real estate executive with Tomlinson of

Early next month, Coeur dAlene-based Blue Water Technologies Inc. hopes to prove to skeptics of the phosphate-removal technology its taking to market that its willing to put its money where its mouth is.That, says company President a