It was a good year, in 2004, for most of the Inland Northwests publicly traded companies, and their executives, in turn, reaped huge payoffs.Such executives, on average, saw their overall compensation skyrocket 63 percent in 2004, an annual a

While the medical community here remains concerned that physicians might be leaving or avoiding the area due to low reimbursements and high liability insurance premiums, a new Eastern Washington University study suggests that the number of doctors

Early next month, Coeur dAlene-based Blue Water Technologies Inc. hopes to prove to skeptics of the phosphate-removal technology its taking to market that its willing to put its money where its mouth is.That, says company President a

A national technology-transfer company is looking to grow its presence in the Northwest through a 2-year-old branch office here headed by a former commercialization technology manager at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Roberts,

Potlatch Corp., the big Spokane-based wood-products company, says its spending roughly $45 million this year to upgrade its North Idaho operations.While a big chunk of that moneyabout $20 millionis being spent on general upkeep of its six

Access the Internet using an unprotected personal computer and a hacker will be knocking at the door within about 45 seconds. Do that with a Web server and in less than 15 minutes, theres a 50-50 chance its been taken over by someone it

These are tough decisions. The trendy apparel-store chain you work for has fought hard to secure a lucrative relationship with a popular recording artist, and the exclusive line of clothing that bears his name is sure to be a hit with young to

This is a tense time for those who lead the Spokane areas economic-development organizations.Thats because its budget time.For some, that has meant stating their case before city councils and the County Commission. For others, it has

The amount of air cargo handled at Spokane International Airport grew at a healthy 5.7 percent clip during the first 10 months of this year, signaling a possible turnaround following three years of stagnation.We had a very good October, and a

Greg Paolino steers a golf cart into one of the eerily quiet pot rooms at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.s former Mead Works smelter and points to whats left of a once-hulking potline thats being dismantled and sold off, piece by a cold, the