Wheat Montana Farms Inc., of Three Forks, Mont., says it has closed or is closing all four of its corporate-owned retail bakery and deli stores, including outlets in Spokane and Coeur dAlene, to focus on its wholesale bread, grain, and flour and

The Washington state Department of Transportation is planning a $16.3 million project to relocate the weigh station at the Washington-Idaho state line on Interstate 90 to improve traffic flow at the nearby Idaho Road interchange and to update the

Spokane-based law firm Lee & Hayes PLLC has seen both its staff numbers and billings jump more than 40 percent so far this year, and it expects its brisk growth to continue as it plans expansions at its offices here, in Seattle, and in Austin, up,

Premera Blue Cross, the big Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based health-care insurer, says earlier projections that its Spokane campus would employ 630 people by next year might not come true, based on efficiencies the insurer is implementing. Still,

Attorneys here practicing in what they describe as an emerging legal niche called collaborative law say that new field of law saves clients time and money and results in settlements that each party is more able to maintain over time.So far, law

When the Washington state Department of Transportation started acquiring houses it must demolish for the North Spokane Corridor project, it didnt expect to spend so much time screwing windows and doors shut and fixing fences broken by Ziemann, to

Small new gyms are popping up here like coffee huts, as health-club owners scramble to capture members who want to work out closer to home. Meanwhile, larger, more traditional clubs are expanding or tapping new areas of town to hold their own in an

Sacred Heart Medical Center has performed its first kidney transplant accomplished in a domino-effect scenario that involves two live donors and two recipients, triggering use of a matching approach hospital officials believe will boost kidney here

Dr. Katherine Tuttle, medical and scientific director of Providence Medical Research Center here, says the center is on its way to becoming a full-fledged research institute, a path she says will help Spokane attract sought-after medical and and a

As car buyers think more about fuel efficiency, automakers are rolling out for 2009 new vehicles and redesigns aimed at appealing to those who are trading in trucks and big SUVs for something more economical. As a result watch for more hybrids, and