The stock of Spokane-based Ambassadors Group Inc. has been upgraded to a buy by D.A. Davidson & Co., the Great Falls, Mont.-based regional stock brokerage, based on Ambassadors strong recent earnings report.Last week, the Spokane travel a

Smart & Final Inc., a Los Angeles-based cash-and-carry chain, is opening a second United Grocers Cash & Carry warehouse store in the Spokane area.The planned 21,000-square-foot store will be located at 211 S. McKinnon, in Spokane Valley, and is

Yakima-based Maid OClover Corp., has sold all of its 19 convenience stores, including nine in the Spokane area, for $12 million in transactions approved in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, says its CEO, Jeff Loudon. Were out of the business, Of a

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