The federal government and commercial airlines have been smacked with soaring airport-security costs during the last two years, but the financial impact on Spokane International Airport has been minimal, says SIA spokesman Todd Woodard.While of

Washington state legislators have earmarked money to save two Eastern Washington rail lines, a move that could help preserve hundreds of jobs here.One of those lines, the 5-mile Geiger rail spur on the West Plains, serves businesses that employ

Ever wonder what its like to travelvirtually, anywayat the speed of light? The city of Cheney says businesses and residents there eventually will know the feeling. Once that city connects Cheneys homes and businesses to the fiber it is

The business plan for Corner Booth Productions Inc. was developed ingo figurea corner booth at a North Side diner. A few years back, Frank Swoboda and Mark Forman met regularly at an out-of-the-way table at Fergusons Caf, in the Garland

Jaremko Nissan Saab, of Spokane Valley, plans to build a new structure and remodel its two current buildings to give the dealership more space and an updated look, says General Manager Greg Loberg.Jaremko has contracted with Garco Construction

Foretravel Northwest, the luxury recreational-vehicle dealership that moved from Coeur dAlene to a new $2.5 million complex at Liberty Lake three years ago, could have a new owner soon, says General Manager Terry Solinsky.An undisclosed buyer

Lifestream Technologies Inc., of Post Falls, reduced its net loss substantially in its third fiscal quarter through a combination of cost-cutting measureswhich included some layoffs and a reduction in salaries and hoursand a higher profit on a

Phones Plus Inc., a Coeur dAlene-based vendor of voice and data communications systems, has spun off much of its business-sales operation to B&C Telephone Inc., of Spokane, so it can focus more on retail sales of mobile phones and service. of the

Wind Wireless Inc., of Spokane, recently introduced a high-speed, wireless Internet service that the company says covers 220 square miles of the Spokane metropolitan area.Wind Wireless, which is located at 715 E. Sprague, says its or Wi-Fi, is

A company owned by prominent Spokane developers Dick Vandervert and Lowell McKee is building a retail center on Spokanes South Hill to be occupied by a Washington Mutual Bank branch, a Starbucks Corp. coffee shop, and other tenants.The MV is