Timberlake Forest Products Inc., a Spokane Valley-based maker of specialized lumber, has closed its doors and has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here. Stephen and Sheryl Kennedy and David Thompson are in

A representative of the Wingers USA restaurant chain says he plans to open a new Wingers Grill & Bar restaurant at the Spokane Valley Mall in a building that had been occupied by a Tony Romas restaurant, which closed earlier this new diner is

Hours before an agreement was reached in late April for an Indian pharmaceutical giant to buy Hollister-Stier LLC, the deal fell through at the 11th hour, only to be put back together in a New York City hotel bar.The $122 million transaction of

Prium Companies LLC, the Tacoma-based developer that owns the big Rock Pointe Corporate Center just north of downtown Spokane, says it plans to build a fifth office building there and expand one of the complexs two parking garages.Prium Rock

Purcell Systems Inc., a maker of outdoor cabinets for telecommunications equipment, says that after flat sales in 2006, its on track to boost its revenue by roughly 50 percent this year.The Spokane Valley-based company expects 2007 revenues &

Sushi. For some Spokane diners, the name alone causes their stomachs to churn. For a rising number, though, the exotic food has become a trendy delicacy to be discovered and enjoyed.The growing popularity of the Japanese dish has washed ashore

The Mattress Outlet Inc., of Spokane, has opened its fourth store here in a building on north Division Street formerly occupied by Sylvan Furniture Co. The store opened last weekend in the 22,000-square-foot leased structure, at 1233 N. says be

Premera Blue Cross has completed a $12 million expansion at its East Spokane campus and is continuing to increase its staff there as it works toward its goal of eventually adding 250 workers as a result of the project.The Mountlake Terrace, it

The Washington state Department of Ecology is accelerating cleanup of a 2-acre site at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.s 512-acre Trentwood rolling mill here. Kaiser has been investigating soil and ground water contamination at its Trentwood

Kootenai Medical Center, of Coeur dAlene, says its having a master campus plan done for its Post Falls Health Park that will guide its expansion projects there in the coming years.KMC has hired Mithun Inc., a Seattle-based firm that master