A Floor Coverings International franchise outlet that sells flooring supplies to residential and commercial customers will open a showroom and storefront March 14 in an about 2,700-square-foot space at 904 E. Wellesley, says Christi Swearingen, who

Angela Quinn, of Post Falls, plans to open her second furniture store in early March in Coeur d'Alene.The store, Essential Home Furnishings LLC, will occupy 5,400 square feet of floor space at 2480 Old Mill Loop in the Village at Riverstone and

A Spokane-area orthodontist has bought nearly an acre of land at the southeast corner of Broadway Avenue and Evergreen Road in Spokane Valley and plans to begin developing an office building there that will house one of his offices, says a real in

Spokane Teachers Credit Union has purchased a vacant lot in south Spokane Valley, at 13211 E. 32nd, but says it has no plans to add a branch at the location anytime soon.The Spokane-based credit union bought the property in December for about of

Northwest Farm Credit Services, of Spokane, has reported 2008 net income of $124.4 million, up from $114.1 million in 2007, and says its net loans grew by an unusually high 20 percent last year, to more than $7.8 billion.The federally chartered

American Family Insurance says it will open four new offices in Spokane and North Idaho by the end of March, and will continue to expand even more here."It's part of our growth strategy into the Spokane market," says Amy Schell, district manager

The parent company of Inland Northwest Bank (INB), of Spokane, has reported net losses of $1.42 million for the fourth quarter and $275,000 for all of last year and has obtained $10.5 million in capital from the U.S. government that it says would 2

The operator of the West Plains raceway owned by Spokane County is seeking bids for upgrades to the drag strip, including replacing much of the asphalt strip with concrete and adding barrier walls. "All premier tracks have concrete to 330 feet"

Residential and small-farm customers of Spokane-based Avista Corp. could see a reduction in their utility bills beginning this spring if a proposed settlement of a longstanding dispute between Avista and the Bonneville Power Administration is say a