Studying a relationship between wages and chocolate might seem like a peculiar analysis for an economist to perform.Yet for William Dillingham, a Spokane-based regional labor economist for the Washington state Employment Security Department, an

A construction-education program that was intended to train displaced workers has blossomed quickly into its own small vocational school.Two months ago, the Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors and WorkSource Spokane began offering a

IT-LifeLine Inc., a small data backup and recovery company here, plans to move its office and data center into larger quarters at the Liberty Lake Internet Portal building, in Liberty Lake.Steven Tabacek, president of IT-LifeLine, says the has

The owner of a longtime grain elevator complex just north of downtown Spokane has put the property up for sale, and the commercial real estate broker marketing the massive structure for possible mixed-use redevelopment says he has received an offer

Spokanes economy has rebounded to nearly where it was before the swoon that began in 2001, according to the most recent Economic Activity Index compiled by Washington State University professor Don Epley.That index estimates growth in power a

The Spokane Area Economic Development Council expects this month to get some fresh ideas on how to beef up the economy here. California-based economic-development consultant Audrey E. Taylor, who will offer those ideas, says that boosting a can

Apollo College, a Phoenix-based vocational school, has expanded its Spokane facilities to accommodate additional programs and growing enrollment here.The school has moved into about 9,000 square feet of additional leased space that adjoins the

The president and co-founder of Biomedex Inc., a prominent Spokane-based biotechnology startup, has filed personally for protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here, and the company reportedly has shut down.In the Chapter 11 filing,

Altek Inc., a Liberty Lake-based contract parts manufacturer, says it has launched a new strategy to pursue contracts to make entire products for customers, rather than just parts.Last month, Altek began manufacturing water purifiers for Pure a

Before Clay Dunn puts the first coat of Italian plaster onto a wall, he carefully runs his hands over the walls surface to discover what challenges will emerge during the application process. In that way, he talks to the walls for he to I