Two national conventions scheduled for 2012 in Spokane are expected to attract national and international visitors—from historic preservationists to fly fishing enthusiasts.The National Trust for Historic Preservation will hold its here in

Ellsworth Sports LLC, of Spokane, has acquired the assets of Spokane Alpine Haus, a longtime specialty snow sports retail store on Spokane's South Hill. Ellsworth Sports, for which Brian and Tara Ellsworth are the majority owners, bought the the

The Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce expects to start a national search this week for a new president and CEO. Skip Peterson, chairman of the chamber's board of directors, says the organization hopes to have a new leader selected late this year

The Northwest's agricultural land sales activity increased in the first half of 2011, with Eastern Washington's dry land property continuing to be stable to increasing in value, says Spokane-based agricultural lender Northwest Farm Credit Northwest

A consortium of three North Idaho school districts has selected Coeur d'Alene-based Contractors Northwest Inc., to be the general contractor for the Kootenai Technical Education Campus planned on the Rathdrum Prairie.CNI was the lowest bidder a

Thirty-nine longtime employees at the Spokesman-Review will leave their jobs at the end of this year after accepting an optional early-retirement package offered last month by Cowles Co., says Spokesman-Review Publisher W. Stacey Cowles.That of

Washington Dental Service, a Seattle-based dental insurer that offers coverage in Eastern Washington, is reducing rates for businesses with 10 to 99 enrolled employees.On average, the cost of a plan will be reduced by 5.7 percent beginning Oct.