Last month, as we reviewed questions for a Washington Business Survey that the Journal helped conduct, one question caught my eye and made me crack a grin.The question asked people whether they agree or disagree with the following statement: has

Popcorn maker starts to sell products via webMovie Style Popcorn Inc., a Spokane-based popcorn manufacturer, has begun offering direct retail sales through a website it launched last month, www.moviestylepopcorn.com. The company, owned by Frank

ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc., a Bolingbrook, Ill.-based retailer of beauty products and salon services that does business as ULTA Beauty, plans to open an outlet in Coeur d'Alene later this month.Carolyn Sutphen, a spokeswoman with the

Idaho Trust Bank has bought a vacant bank building on the east end of downtown Coeur d'Alene where it has moved its North Idaho branch—and where it has room to expand in coming years, says Daniel Prohaska, the bank's co-founder and CEO.The

The Spokane Area Workforce Development Council has launched a career awareness initiative named Inspire Washington that aims to help job seekers, students, and teachers connect online with businesses, career professionals, and volunteers. The is

Russell Mining & Minerals Inc., a Spokane-based mine development company, has moved to the Chase Financial Center downtown.The company, which employs about 20 people, relocated to 11,500 square feet on the sixth floor of the building, at 601 W.

Clearwater Paper Corp., the Spokane-based maker of tissue and paperboard products, says a recent U.S. District Court decision will enable the company to move forward with a major component of its new tissue manufacturing and converting facility in