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Studio a foundation for nonprofit

February 28, 2013

Julie Farley has worked as a professional makeup artist for two decades, but with the help of her 10-year-old makeup studio and a secondary business venture, she's attempting to paint a smile on the faces of those who struggle to make ends meet. a

Northwest Farm Credit Services reports record income for 2012

Ag lender attributes rise to loan growth from mix of current, new customers

February 28, 2013

Treva Lind

Northwest Farm Credit Services, the big Spokane-based agricultural lender and crop insurance provider, has reported record net income of $187.3 million for 2012, up from prior-year earnings of $159.2 million, which also were a record.The loan by

Coeur d'Alene Mines to acquire Orko Silver in $350 million transaction

$350 million transaction to buy Orko Silver Corp. expected to close in April

February 28, 2013

Treva Lind

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp., of Coeur d'Alene, says it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Orko Silver Corp., of Vancouver, British Columbia, in a transaction that's valued at about $350 million and expected to close in in is

True Seals grows in Nott-Atwater's absence

Manufacturer hopes to more than double sales this year

February 28, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Spokane Valley-based manufacturer True Seals LLC, operating under the tutelage of former Nott-Atwater Co. President Jim Hemingway, is looking to fill a void created when that company's longtime manufacturing facility here shut down more than a year

Downtown Spokane Partnership could expand its influence

Organization to look at stretching border, attracting businesses

February 28, 2013

Linn Parish

Weeks into his new job as executive director of the Downtown Spokane Partnership, Mark Richard says one of the organization's many goals is to look for ways to strengthen the city's central business district.The 48-year-old former Spokane County

Jensen family extends legacy of its Spokane hardware distributorship

Pair of sibling executives are fifth generation to lead hardware distributorship

February 28, 2013

Mike McLean

Two top executives at Jensen Distribution Services now represent the fifth generation at the helm of the big family-owned hardware wholesaler here.The company named Micah Jensen Dunlap the president and chief operating officer at the beginning I

Addressing Saturday's mail

Few businesses say they need sixth day; courier work might rise

February 28, 2013

Treva Lind

Inland Northwest businesses likely won't experience a significant impact from the U.S. Postal Service's plan to end Saturday mail delivery to street addresses by August, say observers involved in the handling of customer correspondence. Citing a

Shriners mulls $15 million-plus expansion of its Spokane hospital

$15 million-plus project could receive approval in April

February 28, 2013

Mike McLean

Just a few years after facing possible closure and enduring painful belt tightening, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Spokane has been recognized as the most efficient of the 22 Shriners hospitals and now is proposing a $15 million-plus expansion, a

Ambassadors Group executives step down

February 14, 2013

Ambassadors Group Inc., the Spokane-based educational travel-program provider, announced this afternoon the resignation of top executives Jeffrey and Margaret Thomas.Jeffrey Thomas had been the company's president and CEO and had served on its of

Hecla's earnings plummet

February 14, 2013

Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, reported 2012 fourth-quarter net income of $605,000, equating to no per-share earnings, down from $18.4 million, or 6 cents a diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter.For all of 2012, the company reported net