Galaxy Compound Semiconductors Inc., a small, Spokane Valley-based company that produces metal alloys called crystals used in infrared-detection equipment, says it is working to develop a new material that could expand greatly the markets the split

Maybe it was the traffic. Maybe it was the job at a monolithic bank. Maybe it wasnt just one thing.Peter F. Stanton doesnt know what triggered it, but one day in the spring of 1982, the 26-year-old Spokane native woke up in his Seattle pad

A co-founder of the Spokane-based computer-game pioneer Cyan Worlds Inc. is heading up a new venture that hopes to blaze new trails in museum technology.The executive, Chris Brandkamp, says the fledgling company in which hes involved, IES is

Take a minute to count how many famous people you know from Spokane.Five seconds into it, and youre probably stumped.Trying to come up with names of nationally recognized business leaders from the area might take even less time, unless a

An Avista Corp. subsidiary that manages other businesses bills for utilities and other facility-related services is posting stronger results, working to add to its already imposing market share, and coming closer to making a profit.The Avista

Cheney Care Center Association, which operates a retirement campus in Cheney that includes skilled-nursing and assisted-living facilities, has begun work on an independent-living complex there.The $3.5 million project, which got under way last

As more working adults here opt to care for their aging relatives or friends, theyre discovering that they must modify their job-related tasks to carry out their caregiving duties, geriatric-care professionals say. Amy Patton, a social worker

Think moving to a retirement community is going to be just like moving from one house to another?Think again.The retirement-home industry has a set of lease arrangements and fee structures unlike most others, and the system can be confusing

Months after a small investor group bought the assets of FirstPharma and rescued the specialty pharmaceutical compounding operation from the brink of closure, the salvaged startup now is growing at an accelerated clip.Operating now as Pharmacy,

Much as its products detect bacteria and microbes in substances, GenPrime Inc. has pinpointed a number of U.S. and foreign markets to which it can apply its technologies.Unlike some of the bacteria, markets targeted by the 7-year-old Spokane To