Mobile banking no longer means just driving up to a window, pneumatic tube machine, or ATM. Mobile communication devicescell phones, personal digital assistants (PDA), and similar deviceshave commandeered the term and some of the functions as a

As fall harvest approaches, Inland Northwest farmers are hoping to realize prices for soft white wheat that are nearly double what they received last year.The price of wheat, posted prominently in big letters on a readerboard in downtown Colfax

Phase 1 Physical Therapy LLC, of Suncrest, has begun site work for a planned $1 million building that will house its offices and Suncrest Fitness Inc., a new membership-based fitness center, says owner Joel San Nicolas. San Nicolas says he to 1

Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, has won a $29.4 million design-build contract for a new U.S. Army Reserve center at Fairchild Air Force Base, says company President James T. Tim Welsh. The project will include six buildings, five of be

After working for Northeast Washington Housing Solutions, formerly Spokane Housing Authority, for two years and seven months, Jeannie Barber just became a permanent full-time employee. Before then, her employment outlook wasnt as rosy.In of a

MBK Senior Living, an Irvin, Calif.-based company, has bought Northpointe Retirement Community for about $15 million from SL Start LLC, of Spokane, and several other investors. The transaction represents the end of a decade of retirement center for

When Heather Lanzone and Melissa Brown met three years ago, they each had year-old sons, entrepreneurial spirits, and aspirations to keep their business skills fresh while remaining at home with their children. They became fast friends, kicking to

Aspen Way Enterprises Inc., of Billings, Mont., plans to open its third Aarons Sales & Lease Ownership store here this fall, one of five new stores the company has slated for the Inland Northwest, says Travis Higdon, its director of operations. a

Skyhawks Sports Academy Inc., a 30-year-old Spokane-based youth sports camp provider, has launched an affiliate venture, Skyhawks Franchise Group Inc., to operate as a nationwide franchiser of fitness programs for kids ages 4 to 14. The latter

Pend Oreille Public Utility District No. 1, in Newport, Wash., says it has awarded a $69 million contract to Andritz VA Tech Hydro, of Charlotte, N.C., to replace the turbines and do other related work at the districts Box Canyon Dam on the Pend