The mixed aroma of coffee beans and soap greets the noses of humans and canines alike as they enter Barks & Beans, a 10-month-old business here that offers an unlikely pairing of services: dog grooming and caffeinated beverages.Customers enter a

The last stage of work on the northernmost portion of the big North Spokane Corridor freeway project is poised to get underway soon and will involve constructing an interchange at Parksmith Road. The apparent low bidder for that work is Max J. a

Personal income in the Spokane area and in Coeur d'Alene rose last year, but the growth rate for both cities lagged Seattle, Boise, and Portland markets as well as the U.S. average, recently released federal data show.Defined as the income from

Angel investors here are continuing to invest in promising early-stage and emerging businesses despite the sluggish economy, judging by data released recently showing Spokane Angel Alliance activity over the last 18 months. During that period, a

When Spokane Valley-based Revett Minerals Inc. renewed operations in late 2004 at the Troy Mine, near Troy, Mont., its directors projected perhaps four years of copper and silver production there.Revett's founders thought of the Troy operation a