Eastern Washington University says that with the help of the business community here it has identified three major areas of study it plans to target as part of its strategy to expand its presence near downtown Spokane.Although details of its to

In what some are describing as Community Colleges of Spokanes best legislative session in decades, the college district received design money this year that sets in motion projects that could total roughly $100 million here.The Washington at

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed into law a bill that will create a state-run health insurance brokerage through which some small businesses will be able to buy group health insurance. The effort amounts to a pilot program that could a

In the face of rising health-care costs, some employers here are tweaking their wellness programs to workers who participate in options designed to keep them well.The incentives, which include gift cards, lower insurance premiums, and fitness

When Fred Crowell and his wife, Susie, ran their first basketball camp in 1972 in the town of Cusick, Wash., 52 miles north of Spokane, they never dreamt theyd eventually be at the helm of an operation that runs camps with more than 10,000 in out

Washington Trust Bank says its in the process of selling to Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co. part of a parcel of property it bought in Airway Heights last summer The Spokane bank plans to build its first Airway Heights branch on part of at

A 16-month-old Spokane company, called Condition 1 LLC, says it plans to develop a world class tactical training facility on a large acreage south of Cheney that it is negotiating to buy.As envisioned, the training center, also to be named

Jones & Mitchell Inc., a longtime Spokane insurance brokerage, says it has sold its assets to Missoula, Mont.-based Western States Insurance Inc.The Spokane brokerage, located at 123 E. Second, now is operating as a branch office of the Montana

Coldwater Creek Inc., which increased its spending on national magazine advertising by almost 80 percent last year, plans to boost its budget for national promotions in its current fiscal year by nearly a third, to $32 million, in a national also

A former employee of the Spokane-based Mr. Tux formal wear chain, which currently includes 10 stores in three states, says he and his wife have bought the operation, and are considering adding two or three more stores within the next few former Tim