Sept. 1 / Advantage IQ acquires Portland company Advantage IQ, a Spokane-based Avista Corp. subsidiary that provides utility-bill and expense-management services for multisite businesses, announced it has acquired Ecos Consulting Inc.,

Meetings & Events Spokane Insurance Associates will hold a membership meeting open to all insurance and risk management people on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Northern Lights Brewing Co., 1003 E. Trent, in Spokane, at 5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. to at

Avista Corp. is voicing its support for swift enactment of federal greenhouse-gas cap-and-trade and renewable-electricity legislation and helped formulate a key part of a bill the U.S. House passed last month.The Spokane company says the bill on

The key to improving engineering programs while also boosting the number of women interested in the male-dominated field might be curricula that emphasize hands-on, service-based learning as well as traditional academic and technical knowledge. a a

The Spokane Valley franchise of Other Mothers Inc., an Albuquerque, N.M.-based concern that sells new and used women's, children's, and maternity clothes and children's furniture, has leased 3,300 square feet of space at 2727 S. Mount Vernon for a

A Baylor University study has found that most consumers rely on three basic factors when selecting a real estate agent for buying or selling a home.Through their focus group study, researchers with the Keller Center at Baylor's Hankamer School a

There was never a better time for Lars Knudsen to realize one of his goals: to buy a home on Lake Sammamish.The 51-year-old financial planner is taking advantage of the battered home market across the Puget Sound region. He has snapped up a a