It's summertime, and our parks, sidewalks, shops, hotels, and restaurants are crowded with happy visitors and proud locals. When you're out and about, you're probably going to see, meet, or just walk by a visitor. But you won't know it, because be

Dania Furniture is updating the four-story building in downtown Spokane that it has occupied for about 25 years, says Patty Codd-O'Neill, store manager.The renovation project will open up additional retail space, while also preserving much of of

Former Tate Technology Inc. President Lee Tate has transitioned ownership of the company to his son Scott Tate, as of last month, after selling the company's assets to him, the elder Tate says. While Scott Tate focuses on growing the company at

Crux Subsurface Inc., the Spokane Valley-based geotechnical exploration and construction company, plans to move from the Spokane Business & Industrial Park to a larger building in the Spokane Valley that an affiliated company has bought and is Crux

Two real estate development companies recently obtained building permits to construct multifamily residential projects in Spokane Valley with a combined value of $35.5 million and a total of 365 living units, says Doug Powell, building official for

While the amount of rainfall in the Inland Northwest during the months of May and June provided much needed moisture for grain crops, the precipitation had a negative effect on other crops, the Northwest Farm Credit Services says. Recent for of

Of the Journal of BusinessDesautel Hege Communications, a Spokane-based public relations and marketing company, has named Michelle Hege as president and CEO, replacing Cher Desautel effective this month.Jim and Cher Desautel, a husband and

West Corp., an Omaha, Neb.-based call center operator, says the company will be adding more than 200 new employees to its downtown Spokane call center beginning this month. The additional workers will boost the workforce at its downtown center a