Wheatland Bank, of Spokane, last week began limited demolition work for an extensive remodeling of the building in Yakima, Wash., where it has operated its18-month-old bank branch there. It also planned to make an offer last week for a site for a a

Itron Inc., of Spokane, has reached a research-and-development agreement with the Idaho National Laboratory, an engineering lab in southeast Idaho that works on nuclear, energy research, science, and national defense projects for the U.S. of pact a

Unicep Packaging Inc., a Sandpoint-based, U.S. Food & Drug Administration-approved packager of gels, liquids, and creams, says that the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has awarded it a three-year contract to package a line of personal care the

Sterling Savings Bank, of Spokane, has filed suit in Spokane County Superior Court to collect $6 million plus interest and costs from Clark County Bancorporation, of Vancouver, Wash., which was closed by regulators Jan. 16, and perhaps from of or

Intermountain Community Bancorp, of Sandpoint, has put its headquarters building on the market, but says the region's troubled economy had nothing to do with that decision.Even though it has been in its 90,000-square-foot new Sandpoint Center a

Northwest Farm Credit Services, of Spokane, has reported first-quarter net income of $17.1 million, down from $27.8 million in the year-earlier period, after setting aside much more to cover potential bad loans than it did in the year-earlier says