After several years and millions of dollars worth of research, Avista Labs, the young technology-development affiliate of Spokane-based Avista Corp., believes it has come up with the most promising fuel-cell generator design to date for and its a

Three clinical psychologists here say theyve developed a framework for an Internet-based system that would monitor the progress of patient-rehabilitation treatments.The three, Paul Domitor, Duane Green, and Allen Bostwick, say they have put on

Hunter Technology Corp., the Santa Clara, Calif.-based designer and maker of printed-circuit boards that opened a division here last October, has been bought by Ambitech International, of Chatsworth, Calif. The acquisition, however, isnt expected

Apollo College, of Phoenix, is seeking a much larger location for its campus here, which is growing rapidly.Deanna Baker, director of the campus, says the vocational-technical school now has 274 students on campus here, up from just 77 last when

Fairchild Air Force Base says it plans to develop a 12,200-square-foot munitions-maintenance administration building near the munitions-storage area on the south side of the base.The single-story, brick building is expected to cost up to several

Redmond, Wash.-based Eddie Bauer Inc. plans to open an outlet store at the Spokane Valley Plaza in mid-November.Summit Property Development, a division of Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., of Spokane, is developing an 8,500-square-foot for

Two new resort projects that together will cost $13.5 million are in the works near Sandpoint, Idaho, on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille.One of the projects, a 30-room boutique hotel, spa, and conference center, already is under construction

Wells Fargo Bank is asking Spokane County Superior Court to appoint a receiver to take control of seven convenience stores, including four in the Spokane area, operated by Yakima-based Maid OClover Corp. In a separate action, the bank also is in

In the near future, scores of young children might never discover that a scrapped refrigerator box makes a great playhouse, or that a few blankets draped between couches create a perfectly functional fortress.Those kids will use Kinder Timber, a

Itronix Corp., of Spokane, is projecting substantial growth in fiscal year 2002 after recently ending its 2001 fiscal year with a record backlog of new orders.The manufacturer of durable wireless computers is armed with a couple of new products