Production Finance International LLC, a Spokane-based trade financing company, says its been growing steadily as demand for import-related loans to U.S. businesses increases, and that its focusing on strengthening its western U.S. 13-year-old a

Gonzaga University is developing a new strategic plan that it hopes will guide its growth through the next six years.The plan, called Vision 2012, will include goals for enrollment, academics, and student life, among other areas, says Thayne of

In the latest in a series of territorial disputes between the city of Spokane and Spokane County, the city says it plans to challenge a decision the county commissioners made recently regarding land just north of Spokane and on the West Plains that

Physicians here say the practices of pulmonary and critical care medicine are having trouble catching their breath, amid rising demands from an aging population for care and a national shortage of specialists in those areas.The number of who in

Enrollment in the University of Idaho Coeur dAlenes geographic information systems certificate program has risen rapidly as demand has climbed in the Spokane-Coeur dAlene area for GIS-trained employees.The program trains students in the a

A Post Falls development company says it plans to build a four-building office, warehouse, and automotive-business complex there, and has started work on one building already.The company, Doerfler Development, plans to construct four, multiunit

Spokane Industries Inc., a longtime manufacturer in Spokane Valley, says that after a shaky start to the decade, it now is breaking sales records, hiring more people, and forging a place among the top steel foundries in the U.S.Spokane new with

The Edmonds, Wash.-based Washington Association of Mortgage Brokers has announced its support of pending legislation that would require mortgage loan officers to be licensed and would expand the state Department of Financial Institutions over the

The East Central Community Organization, of Spokane, has been awarded more than $2.5 million by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to build an independent-living facility for low-income elderly residents here.The project will

Serving as the personal representative of the estate of your parent or another loved one can be a big responsibility, but legal experts here say that following certain guidelines can help the process run more smoothly.Those things include sure