The Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute is working on a program that would help fledgling companies fill orders larger than they have the cash flow to handle, enabling them to grow.Patrick Tam, SIRTIs executive director,

Horizon Credit Union has bounced backand then somefrom a difficult episode three years ago in which the Spokane Valley-based institutions board fired its president, who then sued Horizon. The 13-branch credit union used the messy to make

Health-care providers here, struggling to cope with relentless cost increases, receive far lower Medicare reimbursements for the same procedures and services than their counterparts in other areas of the U.S., says Tom Fritz, CEO of Inland Health a

COEUR DALENEMike Norris makes music with a DeWalt scroll saw.In his tiny workshop in the forest east of here, Norris carefully guides pieces of 5/8-inch hardwood into the saws dancing blade, creating delicate patterns that belie the from

A group of northeast Spokane landowners is eyeing development of a mixed-use residential project with a total estimated value of roughly $50 million.As currently envisioned, the development would include a 200-unit retirement complex, 200 and a

Tall shoots of wild grass, rising up through rocky soil and scattered chunks of broken concrete, bend lazily under a gentle breeze as sparrows flit around playfully just above the ground and a fat marmot scurries toward its den.Such is life on

Hold onto your hardhats, a residential building boom is on. The number of residential building permits issued in Spokane and Kootenai counties in the first 18 weeks of the year shot up 49 percentto 1,334 dwelling unitscompared with the a

Mature Matters Publishing Inc., of Spokane, which produces directories of services for seniors and provides seminars on aging and elder care, has separated from Lawton Printing Inc., also of Spokane, following a four-year joint publishing endeavor,

The relatively new profession of certified professional guardian has emerged as a growing field of work here and statewide, as demand increases for guardians who manage the affairs of those who cant completely tend to things themselves.The in

As seniors at the Fairwinds-Northpointe retirement center eat their meals in a large dining room, general manager Bob Krentel often plays old tunes for them on a nearby baby grand piano.I play America, The Beautiful every morningthats