Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of automated utility-meter reading technology, reported this afternoon fourth quarter 2012 net income of $16.0 million, or 40 cents a diluted share, up substantially from a net loss of $54.6 million, or a in

Spokane Teachers Credit Union, of Liberty Lake, announced this morning plans to open a new branch on the ground level of the Hutton Building, a downtown structure located at 9 S. Washington that STCU obtained through foreclosure last year. STCU to

Ambassadors Group Inc., the Spokane-based educational-travel program provider, reported this afternoon a fourth-quarter net loss of $10 million, or 58 cents per diluted share, compared with a loss of $7.8 million, or 45 cents a share, in the all of

Providence Medical Group of Eastern Washington announced this morning that it has acquired the two anesthesia groups that work at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital and at Providence Holy Family Hospital.The acquired are

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, announced Feb. 4 that the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, also known as The LVH, is the first to join its new Leo Hotel Collection. The LVH is expected to be integrated into the Red Lion chain by the end of the first a

Couple opens decor, countertop businessA home decor and countertop restoration business has opened in Otis Orchards.Husband and wife Mike and Nikki Novakovich have launched Piccadilly Crossing, located in 2,000 square feet of floor space at a

Owner Tom Jarms says he plans to move his Jarms TrueValue Hardware store in Cheney to a larger location there this summer if he can sell or lease the building the store current occupies.The longtime hardware store would relocate roughly two to 6

Global Fitness has moved its Spokane Valley gym to the Opportunity Center shopping complex in Spokane Valley and plans to renovate a large portion of its 33,000-square-foot space there, says Jeremy Bostwic, business manager for Global Fitness. gym

On Feb. 12, Spokane voters have the opportunity to adopt another reasonable taxpayer protection policy. It's a requirement they've already approved five times at the state level.Proposition 2 is simple. It would require bipartisanship. It would

The Spokane office of Hill International Inc., a New Jersey-based construction management company, is serving as project manager for the looming construction of a Wine Science Center research and teaching facility at Washington State University in