March 3 / Clearwater reports smaller profit Spokane-based Clearwater Paper Corp. posted fourth-quarter net earnings of $37.8 million, or $3.19 a diluted share, compared with $47.2 million, or $4.01 per share, in the year-earlier For a

Meetings & Events The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold a dinner and program titled Women's Voices, Women's Votes: Celebrating Women's History Month, on Thursday, March 10, from 5 &

Image consultant starts adult etiquette classes Monica Brandner is expanding her image-consulting business, Image By M. Brandner, to include classes for adults in the business community. Brandner says her new classes for adults on

The city of Spokane has awarded a contract worth just under $2.5 million to Spokane Rock Products Inc. to complete the second phase of street rehabilitation on Second Avenue between Howard and Arthur streets.Work is expected to begin this month

Spokane Valley-based State Bank Northwest posted a marginal profit of $39,000 for 2010, up from a net loss of $1.2 million in 2009, as reported in financial documents it has filed recently with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp."It's a dramatic

The Cheney School District plans to start work early next month on its two new middle schools, after recently opening bids for both projects. One of the two schools will replace the current Cheney Middle School, which is located at 2716 N. in of

Medication Review Inc., a Spokane-based healthcare company that provides what are called telepharmacy services to small and medium-sized hospitals, has opened a new office in Gardnerville, Nev., as a step toward growth in the western U.S. services

An Illinois-based hardware retailer is building a Do it Best store in Cheney, one of two new projects on tap in northern Cheney.Brett Lucas, city of Cheney senior planner, says Vandervert Construction Inc. broke ground on the 7,200-square-foot

Eastern Washington University's board of trustees has committed to financing about $25 million for a planned new residence hall on its Cheney campus, and a university committee has named ALSC Architects PS to oversee its design."It's the of what