Rather unceremoniously, the final chapter in the story of what once was a promising high-tech manufacturer here played out in the cold, stark entryway of the Spokane County Courthouse in late December. There, an attorney invited opening bids in the

One year after a group of civic leaders launched Greater Spokane Incorporatedamid a mix of high expectations and some skepticismorganizers now say the job of combining the regions top two business groups has been difficult and mistakes were

Jim Schoenleber, a former cop who built a security-guard business here into a 2,000-employee regional powerhouse before selling it to retire to a fishing lodge, has come out of retirement to launch a dot-com venture that helps consumers know if is

Roughly 1,800 people attended the Northwest Mining Associations annual convention here this month and there wasnt an unhappy face in the joint, says Laura Skaer, the groups executive director.It was very, very upbeat, Skaer says.

Expect a softening next year in several of the Inland Northwests key industry sectors, but remember that any ebbing we see will be from the cresting tides of what has been a robust economy here. Gone, for now, are the record years in construction

Revett Minerals Inc. wants to be known as more than just a company that hopes to extract copper and silver from beneath a wilderness area in western Montana.Unlike many small mining ventures, the young Spokane Valley-based company already has a

If there were any residual perceptions about Potlatch Corp. being a wood-products company in a REITs clothing, CEO Michael Covey has been felling them like mature stands of western larch left too long in the asset column.Covey, who took the a

The resurgence of Hecla Mining Co.s venerable Lucky Friday mine near Mullan, Idaho, might seem remarkable enough, given recent strong production gains, plummeting cash costs, and a surge in hiring there. That rebirth, however, would pale in to if

Spokane International Airport plans to launch next year a $14 million upgrade to the rental-car area located northeast of the main terminal, including construction of a 22,000-square-foot service facility and expansion of the lot where vehicles are

Next month, Ambassadors Group Inc. will move into its new, 132,000-square-foot headquarters building on the West Plains, more than doubling the amount of space it occupies now in East Spokane.Doubling is a word the Spokane-based educational it