Empire Health Services and Spokane Cardiology PS are participating in a national study to compare two methods of diagnosing coronary-artery disease in women.Dr. Janice Christensen, a cardiologist with Spokane Cardiology and lead investigator in

Rockwood Clinic is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of an experimental preventative vaccine that in the words of JoAnn Vathis, a Rockwood research coordinator, could change womens lives by deterring cervical

A national technology-transfer company is looking to grow its presence in the Northwest through a 2-year-old branch office here headed by a former commercialization technology manager at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Roberts,

Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, says it had net marginsequivalent to net incomeof just over $4.2 million in 2004, up 6 percent from the previous year. Its revenue, meanwhile, edged 2 percent higher to a record

Wells & Co., of Spokane, has sold four floors of the seven-level main building at the Freeman Center complex downtown.The center, also known as the old Display Block, is located at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Lincoln Street, and &

A husband and wife who own a Spokane company that has been accused by a major insurer of submitting more than 1,200 phony windshield claims are seeking protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here.The couple, David and Karen last a 7

The Spokane family that founded A To Z Rentals in Spokane 45 years ago has re-entered the rental business by buying back the assets of the three-store chain it sold to Denver-based RentX Industries Inc. in the mid-1990s.The family, which now as

Coeur dAlene developer Marshall Chesrown plans to build a hangar facility at the Coeur dAlene Airport that will serve private and corporate jet flights there.The facility likely will be called the Coeur dAlene Jet Center, and will be on a

Potlatch Corp., the big Spokane-based wood-products company, says its spending roughly $45 million this year to upgrade its North Idaho operations.While a big chunk of that moneyabout $20 millionis being spent on general upkeep of its six

Dear Fluffy:Roses are red. Violets are blue. Theres never been a poodle as sweet as you.Love, Fido.From candy-coated almonds to pinatas to personalized jewelry, the five 50% Off Card Shop stores operated by Spokane-based LDE Inc. a of