A Washington state appellate court panel here again has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Spokane County commissioners improperly authorized the construction of a road through dedicated parkland in the Wandermere area north of Spokane.

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, says it added a record number of new hotels and franchise license agreements last year. Through combined efforts with Coral Springs, Fla.-based Vantage Hospitality Group Inc., which it acquired recently, Red Lion says i

CoMotion, a business development arm of the University of Washington, has confirmed plans to expand to Spokane. The mission of the new operation, which is to be called CoMotion Labs @ Spokane, will be 'to contribute to the growth of the innovation comm

North 40 Outfitters, the Great Falls, Mont.-based chain of farm-and-ranch stores, is considering constructing a new store on the western edge of Spokane, less than a mile from vacant land the company bought more than four years ago in Airway Heights. Dre

Stay Alfred, the nationwide urban vacation rental company based here, says it has secured $15 million in Series A funding from a Seattle-based investor and expects to use the money to expand its presence globally and to increase its rental unit inventory

Providence Health Care announced this afternoon that it's eliminating the chief executive positions at Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital, both of which have been held for the past 3 1/2 years by Alex Jackson. Jackson's last day w

Rick Welliver, owner and operator of Spokane Boxing Club & Martial Arts, says he's picked up more memberships since moving to the Jefferson Building, located at 115 S. Jefferson at the southwest corner of Jefferson Street and First Avenue downtown. '

Big Monroe, La.-based communications company CenturyLink Inc. announced last month that it was beginning to offer faster broadband speeds to business customers in multitenant office buildings here and in other cities throughout the state. Kerry Zimmer,