Clearwater Paper Corp., of Spokane, reported this afternoon third-quarter net income of $6.3 million, or 31 cents a diluted share, compared with income of $13.3 million, or 60 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The company attributed the declin

Potlatch Corp., of Spokane, reported this afternoon that it has agreed to buy 201,000 acres of timberlands in Alabama and Mississippi for $384 million. The land, which Potlatch is acquiring from affiliates of Resource Management Service LLC, will expan

Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, reported today third-quarter net income available to common shareholders of $976,000, or 23 cents a diluted share, up from income of $708,000, or 22 cents a share, in the ye

AmericanWest Bank announced this morning that it plans to acquire Bank of Sacramento. The acquisition will give AmericanWest a total of nine branches in the Sacramento area and nearly 100 throughout Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, and Utah. Bank

Not only are we celebrating Avista's 125th year of serving the Inland Northwest, but Whitworth University, my alma mater, is also celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding. This weekend, the university will hold a monumental celebration and wil

Voters should approve with enthusiasm both the parks and streets bond refinancing proposals that the city of Spokane has placed on the November ballot. In short, the proposals will retire debt and enable the city to make improvements during the next 20

Farmgirlfit, a Spokane-based women's fitness club, has opened a gym in North Idaho, says Jaunessa Walsh, Farmgirlfit co-owner and fitness coach. The second Farmgirlfit gym is located in a retail center at 2930 N. Government Way in Coeur d'Alene. Jen

The Spokesman-Review newspaper says it will consolidate operations in the Spokesman-Review building and neighboring Spokane Chronicle building to make additional space available for lease, along with reducing its workforce by 5 percent, as disclosed earli

Coeur d'Alene natural foods and health store Pilgrim's Market has completed a $300,000 renovation of a 2,000-square-foot commissary kitchen and bakery, says owner Joe Hamilton. The market, located in about 25,000 square feet of retail space at 1316