With Washington states minimum wage having jumped 15 cents to $7.16 an hour on Jan. 1, restaurant owners here say their plates now are so full of labor costs that theres little room for profits. Washingtons minimum-wage law, which is to a

Mark Gantar made news recently when he moved his Spokane Valley manufacturing company, All Seasons Apparel Inc., to Post Falls. Idahos lower minimum wage was one factor in the move, Gantar says, but an equally important motivation was to All

Willow Wind Organic Farms Inc., of Spokane, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The company listed assets in the range of $1 million to $10 million, and debts in that same range on its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here. Steve of a

A company headed by Spokane developer Rob Brewster Jr. has bought the former Twenty-Four Frames Cinema building in Cheney and plans to convert it into a restaurant and bar. The company, Selkirk Trading LLC, purchased the 93-year-old building is

The Heart Institute of Spokane and the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute have reached an agreement entitling SIRTI to promote the Heart Institutes research.The agreement allows the Heart Institute to transform property

YMCA of the Inland Northwest has agreed to buy a 15.9-acre parcel of land north of Spokane on which the organization hopes to develop a North Side facility for the metropolitan area.Rig Riggins, president and CEO of the Spokane nonprofit says

A proposed hotel-motel room fee that would fund additional tourism marketing could double the annual economic impact here from conventions and sports events to $105 million from $54.5 million now, backers claim.The room fee would increase the a

Companies headed by three prominent Spokane developersDick Vandervert, Rich Naccarato, and Craig Condronare preparing to move forward with major projects on 140 acres of vacant land on the West Plains. Buildings in the three projectsa $20

Like actor Rodney Dangerfield, Don Parkins says he got no respect when he started out in show business.The 51-year-old Spokane resident began his comedy career working as a janitorial supplies salesman and performing a few open-mike gigs in and

Its tough to say what the upcoming legislative session holds for Spokane and the rest of Eastern Washington. The uncertainty stems from a transition as key regional legislators leave their leadership posts; upcoming federal elections that are