Sterling Financial Corp., of Spokane, posted this afternoon first-quarter net income of $22.7 million, or 36 cents a diluted share, compared with net income of $13.3 million, or 21 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.Greg Seibly, Sterling's

Clearwater Paper Corp., of Spokane, reported this afternoon a first-quarter net loss of $882,000, or 4 cents a diluted share, down from net income of $3.7 million, or 16 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.Clearwater Paper CEO Linda Massman

The International Trade Alliance announced today that it plans to become part of Greater Spokane Incorporated.Details of the integration, which the two organization began exploring earlier this year, are still being finalized.Victor Vera, of the

Leading Edge Aviation Services Inc., of Costa Mesa, Calif., announced this morning it has acquired Spokane-based aircraft painter Associated Painters Inc.Kathryn Brewer, Leading Edge's chief operating officer, says Associated Painters will remain

April 9 / Hecla offering seeks $500 millionHecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, announced pricing of a $500 million offering of senior notes, maturing May 1, 2021, that it's opening up to qualified U.S. institutional buyers. The size of the was 8

Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Incorporated will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane-Small Business Climate on Friday, April 12, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The cost is $30 for members and $55 for others. GSI also -

Virtual golf facility tees up at RiverwalkVirtual Golf Spokane Inc., which has three golf simulators used for play on virtual courses or to analyze technique, has opened east of downtown Spokane in the Riverwalk Plaza complex.Co-owner Rich he

Remember how the USA men's boxing team fared in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London?If you do, Anthony Bartkowski would prefer you forget. Bartkowski, the executive director of USA Boxing, is leading an effort to overhaul the organization in a

Half Round Productions LLC, a Spokane-based video-production company, is adding three new half-hour radio shows on Saturdays in addition to its current half-hour Business Talks show, says co-owner Kent Adams. The full two-hour radio show lineup,