Many Spokane city council candidates—and those watching campaign issues unfold—say business-related issues and job creation have become central this campaign season. "Nationally, we have a climate where people are really concerned the

Top executives at Jubilant HollisterStier Contract Manufacturing & Services, the longtime drug and allergy product manufacturer located in East Spokane, say the company is poised for a double-digit increase in sales for its current fiscal year as a

Creditors' long struggle to recoup money they had tied up in Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. and Summit Securities Inc. before those affiliated companies here shut down seven years ago is entering its final phase.Still at stake are of of

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc., the Pullman-based producer of energy protection devices and systems, is enjoying a three-pronged surge in growth that it expects will remain energized for a number of years.The 27-year old company is

Trucking companies have an additional load to bear this year - broader federal safety rules under a system that gives bad scores for a number of violations.Spokane-area trucking company operators say they're still adjusting to the stricter Safety

Lingering effects of the recession continue to drag on retirees here to varying degrees, forcing some to put off moving into retirement communities, others to cut back on their expenses, and still others to re-enter the job market, some people who

The new Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. distribution plant going in on the West Plains could be a catalyst that influences other sizable national companies to follow suit and establish a presence here, people familiar with the transaction say.