Patano+Hafermann LLC, an architecture firm with offices in Coeur d'Alene and Seattle, is on a mission to push environmentally-friendly architectural design in the Northwest beyond conventional standards.Christopher Patano and Laura Hafermann, of

Avista Corp., of Spokane, says it has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, of Washington D.C., for the fifth-floor renovation of its headquarters building, at 1411 E.

A research team of USC Marshall MBA students has concluded that the goal of widespread sustainable-energy use is not within immediate reach as issues surrounding unclear global policies, affordability, and myopia among political leaders and are in

Whitefish, Mont.-based McKenzie River Pizza Co. restaurant chain has leased a 5,800-square-foot restaurant pad site at 9225 N. Nevada and plans to open an outlet this spring in a building currently under construction. Cory Barbieri, of Goodale & a

GBS LLC, an Alaska-based title and escrow company, says it has set up shop in Coeur d'Alene.Through the Coeur d'Alene office, GBS acts as the loan-closing agent under a contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for HUD a