Spokane drug manufacturer Hollister-Stier Laboratories LLC, which has launched a roughly $30 million expansion of its facility here, says it has grown at a much faster pace this year than it projected. Moreover, it expects strong growth again next

Kootenai Medical Center is one of a handful of sites in the U.S. studying a new drug aimed at treating a rare form of cancer, and the Coeur dAlene hospital says its seeking to position itself as a regional center in that type of experimental at

Tate Technology Inc., a Spokane contract manufacturer of electronics, says that after surviving a long slowdown in the high-tech industry, it now expects to double its revenues next year, thanks partly to a new irrigation product its 14-year-old

A group that owns three restaurants in the Spokane area, including the Elk Public House, in Brownes Addition, say they plan to open a new eatery on the South Hill next year.Construction of the new, freestanding 4,000-square-foot restaurant, a

Spokane Airways Inc. and XN Air LLC, the two fixed-based operators at Spokane International Airport, have submitted the only bids to SIAs board to lease land for a commercial aeronautical service there, SIA says.The board issued a request for

Allpak Container East LLC, a Spokane-based packaging maker thats part of a bigger Seattle-area company, has bought the vacant, former Honeywell Electronic Materials plant in Cheney and the 48 acres of mostly undeveloped land surrounding it, and a

Work on the long-awaited Geiger Spur projectwhich is touted as having the potential to save hundreds of jobs on the West Plains and to create thousands more in the next two decadesis expected to start this spring.Spokane County, which has a

A new French restaurant, Madeleines Caf & Patisserie, is planned in the former Cucina Cucina Italian Caf space in downtown Spokane.Madeleines will serve moderately priced breakfast and lunch items including pastries, salads, and as well a

Longtime Inland Northwest banking executive David Bobbitt says hes heading efforts to form a new community bank in Post Falls, to be called Community 1st Bank.He and others involved in the venture expect to submit applications to the Idaho of

Spokane-area business advocates say that as the next Washington state legislative session nears, their top priorities will include more than $302 million in capital projects, and theyll be seeking funding for job-training programs, health-care In