Elea Sprinkle, president and CEO of the Spokane-based Better Business Bureau of Eastern Washington, North Idaho, and Montana, says the organization has experienced significant growth in multiple areas in the last few years. 'Everything is up,” she sa

Rich Hadley, who retired as Greater Spokane Incorporated's CEO just two months ago, has agreed to head up a statewide initiative aimed at helping the Olympia-based Association of Washington Business forge closer ties with local chambers of commerce and

Two Washington State University doctoral students here have been granted three years of support from the National Science Foundation to advance their respective research projects involving heart enlargement and cancer-related immune system responses, and,

Bank of America Corp., the Charlotte, N.C.-based financial institution, increased its small business loans in Washington state by 22 percent last year and hopes to keep that momentum rolling, says Kurt Walsdorf, Spokane-based senior vice president and mar

Advertising and production house Mojo Lab LLC, of Spokane, is not only experiencing rapid growth for a year-old business; it's having a good time while doing it. Chris Clifford and Clint Janson, principal owners of Mojo Lab, set out to start a busines

As demand for aerospace products rises worldwide, the industry here and across the state is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, and the gap could continue to widen, industry leaders here say. Mike Marzetta, president of Liberty Lake-based Altek