MBK Senior Living, an Irvin, Calif.-based company, has bought Northpointe Retirement Community for about $15 million from SL Start LLC, of Spokane, and several other investors. The transaction represents the end of a decade of retirement center for

Use it or lose it. Thats the message experts are giving to seniors and baby boomers regarding the importance of exercising the brain to fend off memory loss.Triggered in part by research that has linked mentally stimulating activities a a

Dont want to return to a spam-filled inbox after a summer break? McAfee Inc., the Santa Clara, Calif.-based security software vendor, has released tips to help e-mail users unsubscribe and block unwanted e-mail.According to research from an a

While many businesses have found e-commerce to be a key driver for growth, others have struggled to gain a foothold in the vast marketplace the Internet has created.Mountain Gear Inc., a high-end outdoor gear and clothing retailer here, is an a

Jigsaw Data Corp., a San Mateo, Calif.-based dot-com company that wants to create the worlds largest electronic business-card directory, is expanding its work force at an office it opened in Post Falls two years ago.The company now employs 33

When Heather Lanzone and Melissa Brown met three years ago, they each had year-old sons, entrepreneurial spirits, and aspirations to keep their business skills fresh while remaining at home with their children. They became fast friends, kicking to

Aspen Way Enterprises Inc., of Billings, Mont., plans to open its third Aarons Sales & Lease Ownership store here this fall, one of five new stores the company has slated for the Inland Northwest, says Travis Higdon, its director of operations. a

Skyhawks Sports Academy Inc., a 30-year-old Spokane-based youth sports camp provider, has launched an affiliate venture, Skyhawks Franchise Group Inc., to operate as a nationwide franchiser of fitness programs for kids ages 4 to 14. The latter

The city of Spokane is implementing the first wave of recommendationswhich should yield an annual cost savings of about $500,000from the comprehensive efficiency study it ordered last year. The 500-page, $260,000 study, prepared by Matrix

A mixed-used building thats expected to get under way this fall south of Holy Family Hospital has grown substantially in scope in the two and a half years since plans for it first were disclosed by Franklin Park Medical Center II LLC, of to be at