Spokane-based scientific-research equipment supplier MatriCal Inc. is on the verge of a potentially huge distribution contract for one of its smallest products and is preparing to move much of its operation out of the Sirti Building to a bigger is

Some Inland Northwest bank-holding companies reported higher loan charge-offs, nonperforming assets, or provisions for loan losses in their third-quarter earnings reports, reflecting a softening in the real estate markets they serve.After an in

Walla Walla-based Banner Corp., which operates Banner Bank and acquired Spokane Valley-based F&M Bank earlier this year, says its loan and deposit growth from that acquisition and another helped bolster its net income for the third posted earnings

Thieves have smashed and grabbed 13 ATMs here in the last several months, pitting the brute force of a car or truck against the perceived imperviousness of a bolted-down cash machine. The thieves either bash a vehicle right through a storefront or

In recent months, employers across the U.S. have seen an increase in audits and enforcement actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Department of Labor. Also, some proposed immigration-reform legislation has called for

A two-year-old pre-apprenticeship program offered through Spokane Public Schools is helping students enter construction-related tradesand earn living wagesright out of high school.Apprentices are needed to fill an expected shortage of as a

Private universities and community colleges here have seen an uptick in enrollment this year, while enrollment in state universities Spokane programs has fallen. Overall enrollment at Gonzaga has increased 2.7 percent to 6,923 students this a

Inland Northwest Metallurgical Services Inc., of Spokane Valley, plans to have a new building erected behind its current location to accommodate its growth.The company, which heat-treats metal for manufacturers, is located in an structure at a

Coeur dAlene Honda has begun work on a $3 million expansion of its dealership complex on Seltice Way just south of Interstate 90 and a mile west of Northwest Boulevard.The project includes constructing a 23,000-square-foot showroom and that a

Washington State University is seeking a developer to design, finance, and build a hotel and conference center at its Pullman campus. It has advertised a request for qualifications for the project and is accepting submittals until Nov. 20. Ryan