SANDPOINT, Idaho—A quiet but longtime Sandpoint-area manufacturer believes it stands to help sharpen the leading edge of the U.S. economy as it recovers.The concern, Encoder Products Co., makes devices used in just about every type of that

A delegation of Spokane-area business leaders met Sept. 8 in Washington, D.C., with Federal Highway Administration chief Victor Mendez to make a case for a $35 million grant to complete construction of the southbound lanes of the North Spokane from

Avista Utilities has listed in a new long-term plan three potential major hydroelectric upgrades at its Long Lake and Cabinet Gorge dams that would add 144 megawatts of generating capacity to its system, or more than the 125 megawatts of combined a

Avista Utilities plans to build or acquire 150 megawatts of wind-powered generation by 2012 to take advantage of renewable-energy tax incentives, to diversify its resource mix, and to meet renewable-energy requirements.The Spokane company lays a