growing Spokane company owned and operated by a Nez Perce Indian woman is an active intermediary between the 560 Indian tribes in the U.S. and the federal government. The woman, Jo Ann Kauffman, says she became frustrated in college with the of

With as much as $127.2 million in road work planned in the greater Spokane area this year, the contractors here that do such work are grinning from ear to ear as the construction season nears. As an added bonus, contractors say, government are

Hospitalistsphysicians who work full time inside hospitalsare in high demand both nationwide and in the Spokane area, where the current number of 18 such practitioners is expected to more than double in the next year.The idea of having a a

Despite a several-year decline nationally in the number of applicants to master of business administration (MBA) programs, schools here say interest in the degrees is strong and growing.Eastern Washington University, which offers an MBA program

Force Communications Inc., a Plano, Texas-based maker of fiber-optic products and high-speed Internet modems, says it hopes to hire about 20 more employees this year at the assembly and distribution facility it opened in Spokane Valley last located

The city of Hayden, Idaho, has approved two new housing developments and has received an application for a third. Altogether, the three projects could result in the construction of nearly 100 single-family homes.The developments would range 53

The town of Harrison, Idaho, nestled on the eastern shore of Lake Coeur dAlene about 45 minutes from Coeur dAlene, has given a green light to the $30 million first phase of an upscale, three-phase residential development that could more than to

Spokane-based Integrus Architecture PS has designed four high-security U.S. Embassies currently under construction at a combined cost of $213 million in the African nations of Guinea, Mali, Sierre Leone, and Algeria. The structures will replace in

Specialty Construction Systems Ltd., of Post Falls, has benefited for many years from its close working relationship with Spokane developer Walt Worthyand its owners say they expect to do the stud and drywall work on Worthys proposed 19-story a

Surgeons here have begun using a new, less invasive form of cosmetic plastic surgery, called a Contour ThreadLift, on eligible patients, mostly women, who are seeking a more youthful appearance.The procedure was approved by the U.S. Food and a