Bob Ellis plans to open a Triumph motorcycle dealership in Spokane Valley at months end. The dealership, to be called Empire Cycle & Powersports LLC, will sell and service the bikes and will service all types of European motorcycles and also Co.,

Bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington and North Idaho are rising again following historic drops in 2006.Filings in the Northern Division of the U.S. Courts, District of Idaho nearly doubled to 414 cases last year, up from 219 cases the prior

While the boost that the falling dollar has given to U.S. exports has been chronicled widely, the greenbacks slide has affected other types of businesses besides exporters of manufactured goods. Thats especially being felt in Spokane, which

Experts expect agricultural commodity prices to remain strong in the coming year, though perhaps not on par with the nearly $12 a bushel the soft white wheat industry is experiencing right now, as world supplies begin to rebound and the benefits of

The Spokane-Coeur dAlene area is expected to reap some benefits from the weakening U.S. dollar by attracting additional foreign tourists, industry leaders here say. Spokane might not, however, surpass the banner year it has had this year, when it

High-technology manufacturers in the Spokane area are optimistic about the industrys outlook for the coming year, citing rapidly rising revenues and increases in business from customers from outside the country and the region.Lee Tate, of

The Northtown Square boutique shopping center thats slated to replace the Wendle Ford dealership on Spokanes North Side is expected to cost about $20 million and to house 16 to 20 retail businesses, many of which will be new to Spokane, Chud as

Sacred Heart Medical Center is looking to a small piece of equipment it has just bought to advance its diagnosis and treatment of bile duct disorders. Three specialists here are beginning to use the device, a specially designed miniaturized the

Ken Mullinax, owner of Spokane-based Mattress Outlet Inc., has bought the assets of the Comfort World Inc. chain, which has three stores here, and says he plans to begin selling an expanded line of bedding at the eight-store chain. Mullinax he

Furniture Superstore Inc., of Kent, Wash., plans to close the two retail furniture outlets it operates here and to cease operations altogether, says owner Kai Chang.The company operates a 38,000-square-foot store at 5605 E. Sprague that it in a