Ask John Bole, CEO of Yokes Washington Foods Inc., the secret to the success of the Spokane-based chain of nine grocery stores, and hell tell you the story about the floral department manager who wanted to sell Beanie Babies. The store it

With the regional energy supply improving, Avista Utilities says it should have adequate power to serve its customers this winter.Dick Storro, the Spokane utilitys manager of wholesale marketing, says hes comfortable with the companys on a

Soon, the familiar old radio and TV jingle for Sylvan Furniture Co.s downtown Spokane store no longer will be applicable. The 56-year-old store is moving to a two-level, 19,000-square-foot building at 1233 N. Division from its three-story, at

POST FALLSSpokane developer Harry Greens vision for the former Louisiana-Pacific Corp. mill site here involves nothing less than forging a new city center, complete with a town square, a relocated City Hall, and a shoreline park.At a public

The Spokane Public Facilities District recently invited firms interested in providing architectural and engineering services for the proposed expansion and remodeling of the Spokane Convention Center to submit qualifications.The district in an a

James F. Cotter, a San Antonio, Tex.-based real estate investor, has added the Argonne West I & II office complex to his recently startedand fast-growingportfolio of Spokane-area properties.Cotter bought Argonne West I & II, which is located

Parrott Mechanical Inc., a longtime North Idaho heating, plumbing, and electrical contractor that once employed more than 400 people companywide, has closed its Coeur dAlene office and laid off most of its employees. A Boise-based heating and

With cameras and tape recorder in hand, Bob Rowan boarded a plane last week for rural Holmes County, Ohio, to spend seven days among the Amish.It was one of countless trips that Rowan, who creates multimedia productions of photos, words, and for

Avista Corp. says its working on the possible sale of part of its majority-owned Avista Communications subsidiary to that units CEO and part-owner, Greg Green, and other minority shareholders.Avista Communications spokeswoman Annette Miller

The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11 have forced some Inland Northwest businesses to trim their expectations, while others have seen few ill effects. Two publicly traded Inland Northwest companies have reported say