Two Spokane real estate agents have started a business called Choice Realty LLC, a full-service real estate brokerage that has developed alternative payment structures for marketing and selling real estate. Melissa Murphy, a Realtor formerly and

aNeMonE Handmade Paper Flowers, a specialty shop here that sells varieties of paper flowers as well as other locally made gift items, soon will close its doors at River Park Square.Owners Nathan and Mary Eberle say that on Aug. 31, aNeMonE will

Petroleum Sciences Inc., of Spokane, has begun making and distributing Zycosil, a waterproofing product for common surfaces, for Zydex Industries, the company in India that invented the compound.Petroleum Sciences spent a year researching the of

Borgford BioEnergy LLC, of Colville, Wash., started construction earlier this month of a biomass-to-energy project at a lumber mill in Springdale, Wash., about 40 miles northwest of Spokane. The new facility is part of a broader plan to develop

L&M Precision Fabrication Inc., a custom manufacturing contractor based in Airway Heights, says it's enjoying a rebound in production due in part to its recently upgraded certification as an aerospace manufacturer. L&M has started hiring again a

Command Center Inc., a Post Falls-based temporary staffing company with 54 offices in the U.S., has reported second-quarter net income of almost $670,000, or 1 cent per share, up from just over $330,000, also about 1 cent per share, in the company

Avista Corp. says it has lined up more than $1 million in work this summer and fall related to its hydroelectric projects on the Spokane River near downtown.One of the most visible of four projects will include constructing a platform near Upper

Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery PLLC, of Spokane Valley, is building an office in Coeur d'Alene, its second overall. The new location is expected to open by October.Wendy Stoehr, clinic administrator, says construction of the office in on