The unification over the last eight years of Catholic-sponsored hospitals and other health-care entities in the Northwest operating under the Providence banner is producing broad benefits in Eastern Washington, though the complex relationship still

Vulnerability defects in software that can allow hackers to bypass security measures have emerged as a significant threat in a society that increasingly relies on computer systems and the Internet for commerce and other uses.Researchers at have

Tate Technology Inc., a Spokane contract manufacturer of electronics, says that after surviving a long slowdown in the high-tech industry, it now expects to double its revenues next year, thanks partly to a new irrigation product its 14-year-old

Kim Hotstart Manufacturing Co., the Spokane Valley maker of pre-heaters for diesel engines, projects sales of $25 million this year, nearly doubling its revenue from three years ago. Yet, the company expects that growth to slow in 2007.Terry be

Steve Gevurtz, a self-taught sculptor with studios in Spokane and Sandpoint, Idaho, says his yardstick for success wont be reached until his art becomes commercially viable.Whats commercially viable to a man who retired eight years ago as a

Safe Travel Institute, a 4-year-old Spokane company that offers training and educational materials aimed at keeping people safe when they travel abroad, says it has signed a contract with Chicago-based Boeing Co. to provide its Safe Passage Travel

A group that owns three restaurants in the Spokane area, including the Elk Public House, in Brownes Addition, say they plan to open a new eatery on the South Hill next year.Construction of the new, freestanding 4,000-square-foot restaurant, a

Spokane Airways Inc. and XN Air LLC, the two fixed-based operators at Spokane International Airport, have submitted the only bids to SIAs board to lease land for a commercial aeronautical service there, SIA says.The board issued a request for

The Idaho Legislature is expected this coming session to consider a measure that would allow sales tax dollars to be diverted to public improvement projects, including a proposed new Interstate 90 interchange that would serve the big new Cabelas

Construction is expected to begin next spring on a 45-lot, gated golf community to be called Bella Lago, in Liberty Lake.The 47-acre housing development is north of Valleyway Avenue adjacent to the east edge of MeadowWood Golf Course and near a