Spokane restaurateur Dennis Kelly, who owns four Zip's Drive-In restaurants here, says he has bought a fifth, in Spokane Valley. Separately, the longtime owners of the Zip's in Cheney say they and some partners have reopened a Zip's outlet in that

Two businessmen say they plan to open a franchise in Spokane Valley of HiLine Homes, which builds conventionally constructed homes "on your site", to serve the Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and Sandpoint areas.HiLine Homes, based in Puyallup, Wash.,

Venom Group International, a Rathdrum, Idaho-based battery maker, says it's relaunching its line of consumer electronics batteries under the name Venom Power Eco Alkaline, after deciding to buy carbon offsets to get the batteries certified as and

Kimmel Athletic Co., a 40-year-old Spokane-based supplier of sports team uniforms and equipment, says it has formed a Seattle-area sales division.Kimmel sells equipment and uniforms for youth, high school, and college team sports, along with It

Burly Products, a Spokane Valley metal fabricator and machinery maker, plans to move its operation to Post Falls by the end of the year, saying Idaho will provide it a more favorable business climate, the Idaho state Department of Commerce says on

For DataPro Solutions Inc., a Spokane Valley computer services company that specializes in data collection and storage, the soft economy hasn't necessarily been a bad thing.As companies struggle to cut costs and remain competitive, DataPro say, a

Post Falls businessman Lloyd Sauberan and a partner have opened a Lloyd's Tire & Automotive store in Spokane Valley, and Sauberan's son has opened his second Lloyd's Automotive, a separate business, on Spokane's South Hill.The new Lloyd's Tire &