Washington Water Power Co., which soon will change its name to Avista Corp., is conducting a corporate optimization study that could result in some job cuts and other organizational changes next month.WWP spokesman Pat Lynch says the changes the

A zone-change request now before the Spokane County hearing examiner could make it easier for a local partnership called Jolt Development to develop an industrial park and commercial sites on the western end of a West Plains property that Inland &

At Mels Nursery Floral & Gifts, Christmas begins in August.Its on Aug. 1 that a team of about 20 Mels employees starts working on the longtime Spokane retailers Christmas Room, decorating the 55 Christmas trees that fill the room and an

Firms that provide professional and insurance services to international customers are being given added incentive to locate or expand here.The Spokane City Council this week designated 20 census tracts in the city where such concerns will be to

The race among auto-parts retailers here for the do-it-yourselfers dollar is intensifying, but whether the market is headed for a shakeout still is unclear.Early next year, The Pep BoysManny, Moe & Jack, a big, Philadelphia-based auto-parts

Both moves, says company President and CEO Wayne Williams, are intended to boost Telects presence and competitiveness in the global market, which the Spokane Valley manufacturer is making a priority of taming. Earlier this year, Telect opened a a

Bendigo International Inc., a swimwear company based in Hayden Lake, Idaho, has been merged with a Canadian sportswear company, Chipmink, to form a new company, H & H International LLC, that will offer an expanded product line.H & H will sell of

Sunshine Minting Co., a Coeur dAlene concern, has added 25 workers recently as it has ramped up to fulfill a five-year contract from the U.S. Mint to produce rounds of silver for collector coins, says Randy Hardy, the Idaho companys general the

Northpointe Retirement LLC, of Spokane, hopes to begin work late next month on the $9.8 million first phase of a planned 326-unit retirement facility on an about eight-acre parcel on Spokanes North Side.Richard Colliton, a principal in LLC, is

Tate Technology Inc., a 2-year-old Spokane electronics company, expects to post sales this year of about $3.6 million, more than double the $1.5 million in sales the company tallied last year.Lee Tate, owner of Tate Technology, which assembles a