Air-cargo volumes at Spokane International Airport are declining, reflecting a trend at airports across the western U.S and signaling a shift in the economy here as businesses cope with rising fuel costs by switching to surface transportation, the

Gonzaga University plans to launch a masters of business administration (MBA) program with specialized curriculum in health-care management this fall.The Spokane university says its Graduate School of Business Administration is introducing to

Eastern Washington University says that with the help of the business community here it has identified three major areas of study it plans to target as part of its strategy to expand its presence near downtown Spokane.Although details of its to

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed into law a bill that will create a state-run health insurance brokerage through which some small businesses will be able to buy group health insurance. The effort amounts to a pilot program that could a

When Fred Crowell and his wife, Susie, ran their first basketball camp in 1972 in the town of Cusick, Wash., 52 miles north of Spokane, they never dreamt theyd eventually be at the helm of an operation that runs camps with more than 10,000 in out

Washington Trust Bank says its in the process of selling to Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co. part of a parcel of property it bought in Airway Heights last summer The Spokane bank plans to build its first Airway Heights branch on part of at

Jones & Mitchell Inc., a longtime Spokane insurance brokerage, says it has sold its assets to Missoula, Mont.-based Western States Insurance Inc.The Spokane brokerage, located at 123 E. Second, now is operating as a branch office of the Montana

A former employee of the Spokane-based Mr. Tux formal wear chain, which currently includes 10 stores in three states, says he and his wife have bought the operation, and are considering adding two or three more stores within the next few former Tim

Blue Water Technologies Inc., a Hayden-based developer of waste-water treatment technologies, says a Louisiana-based engineering and construction giant has bought a sizable stake in the company. The two concerns now are collaborating on projects of

Spokane-based Avista Utilities says it has begun work on a $21.5 million transmission-system upgrade on the Palouse thats the final phase in a $131 million regionwide upgrade the utility started in 2003.The 26 miles of high-voltage line in in