Jerry Newcomb, middle-aged and needing a job, was looking for something just to help tide him through to retirement when he decided seven years ago to open an auto-lube shop in Airway Heights.He and his wife, Jeanne, formed a company called J&J

Northwest Freight Handlers Inc., a Spokane-based company that unloads goods from trucks and cargo containers for other companies, has doubled its revenues over the last three months and now is considering expanding to Portland and Southern says the

The owners of the Viking, a longtime and popular tavern here, and Season Ticket Sports, Spirits & Grub, a sports bar and restaurant near Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, have filed personally for protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court a

Sonderen Packaging, a Spokane maker of folding-carton products, has bought the assets of Seattle-based Stoneway Carton Co.President Mark Sonderen says he expects that the acquisition will boost Sonderen Packagings revenues by about 30 percent

Flooring Sales Group LLC, a Coeur dAlene-based company that operates a chain of Great Floors retail stores in Washington and Idaho, says it has acquired the Spokane operation of The Invironmentalists, a national commercial flooring chain, for an

Sunrise Wood Products Inc., a Spokane-based manufacturer of custom doors, mantels, and moldings, plans to move to a bigger facility next spring from its current location near the Iron Bridge Corporate Campus.Sunrise will occupy a 50,000-square

Inland Northwest Health Services extensive electronic medical-records network here has caught the eye of some high-level federal officials, and the Spokane nonprofit hopes to be in on the early stages of an effort to form a national records CEO a

Serving in a ministerial position with the Catholic Church during his 20s, Michael Carmody didnt have much discretionary income. What he did have, though, was a high number of bird sightings under his belt and a good reputation in circles. I

Coldwater Creek Inc., the Sandpoint-based national retailer thats opening new stores at a blistering pace, will add 60 employees at its headquarters campus in the coming year and also will launch a major renovation there that will boost its space

Washington State University has begun raising money for a $55 million facelift and expansion at Martin Stadium, the Pullman, Wash., home of the WSU Cougars football team.WSUs athletic department is spearheading fund raising for the proposed a