Spokane-based Avista Utilities is partnering with Liberty Lake-based meter technology manufacturer Itron Inc. to install smart meters throughout Avista's Washington service territory in a $165 million project scheduled to begin next fall, the utility comp

With the recent attention on renegotiating trade agreements and potential new tariffs, it's worth remembering that Washington state's economy thrives on trade and exports. Washington leads the nation in exports per capita and ranks third in overall

With the planned acquisition of Inland Northwest Bank parent Northwest Bancorp. by Billings, Mont.-based First Interstate BancSystem Inc., another Spokane-born company no longer will be headquartered here. Combined with Toronto-based Hydro One's earlie

A new coffee stand is set to open next month in the lobby of downtown's Bank of America Financial Center, at 601 W. Riverside. Former stay-at-home mom Yelena Matsyplyuk says the stand is the first step toward fulfilling her dream of opening a downtown

Amy's Donuts, a small chain of donut shops that originated in Colorado Springs, Colo., plans to open its first Washington store this fall in Spokane Valley. The company is co-owned by husband and wife team, Amy and Chin Kim.

Three new businesses are expected to open this summer in a 6,300-square-foot building at 9315 E. Trent, in Millwood. The building, a strip mall that formerly housed The Musician's Workshop, Inland Coffee & Beverage, and Northwest Noetic School of Mas

The Globe Bar & Kitchen has added a new outdoor patio that it debuted earlier this month on the south side of the restaurant.