An index intended to show the direction in which Spokanes economy is headed has reached its highest point possible, providing the strongest and most positive interpretation of the local economic trends since the index was created, its author

Bob Asbury spends countless hours at some of the Wests premier fishing spots, yet rarely finds the time to drop a line in the water, let alone hook a big rainbow or steelhead.Thats because, as producer, director, and photographer for the TV

The Coeur dAlene Tribe plans to develop a $15 million health-care facility in Plummer, Idaho, about 45 miles southeast of Spokane to handle growing demand for services in that rural community.Though the project is in its formative stages and

Spokane heart surgeon Neil Worrall already was home from work and walking his dog by the time he got the call: A patient with a potentially fatal tear in his aorta was being flown to Deaconess Medical Center from the Tri-Cities for emergency was on

Two weeks after buying the 17-story Metropolitan Financial Center in the citys core, Spokane developer Walt Worthy is considering constructing a 10-story hotel-and-parking structure on a neighboring site.As envisioned, the new structure would

About $11 million in subcontracting bid packages for the big Spokane Convention Center expansion project have been awarded to several companies here that will lay the ground work for the centers planned new exhibit hall.The Spokane Public of

Ed Haag flushes two ducks as he makes his way toward a small pond on his Loon Lake property. The ducks are mallards; theyre always hanging around, he says. Moving on, Haag spots a kestrel, then a sandpiper. He points to hoof impressions 8

Temporary-help agencies here are enjoying an upsurge in what they call their direct-hire business, in which they refer job candidates to employers who want to fill positions on a permanent, rather than a temporary, basis.The change began to

The Backup Training Corp., a growing Coeur dAlene provider of computer based-training programs for law-enforcement personnel, is taking steps to broaden its clientele.The company is gearing up to deliver any imaginable training topic to and a

The University of Phoenix, a national private university that opened a small learning center in Spokane last year, says it now plans to have a 12,000-square-foot building constructed for it here.The Phoenix-based school, which serves about at a