Itron Inc., of Liberty Lake, has landed five orders from water utilities for advanced metering systems and a sixth for a leak-detection system since Feb. 17, achieving results in a part of the utility industry that's much more fragmented than and a

Northwest Farm Credit Services, of Spokane, has reported 2009 net income of $106.1 million, down from $124.4 million in 2008.The federally-chartered ag-lending cooperative set aside $79.4 million in 2009 for potential credit losses, up from in a

Randall L. Fewel, president and CEO of Inland Northwest Bank, has projected that the Spokane-based institution will return to profitability this year.The bank's parent, Northwest Bancorporation Inc., reported recently a fourth-quarter net loss a

Washington Trust Bank managed to make a profit last year, although the just under $3 million in net income it posted was less than a fifth of the $15.8 million in profit that it logged in 2008.As of Dec. 31, the Spokane-based bank's loans were a