Isothermal Systems Research Inc., a Liberty Lake-based company that has said it expects to grow to 1,000 employees in the next five years from 200 currently, has taken a step to prepare for that growth by leasing space in an adjacent building for a

Pearson Packaging Systems, the West Plains manufacturer of packaging machinery, projects dramatic revenue growth this year, due primarily to two internal changes, and also is considering making its first acquisition.The 50-year-old company, had

Sterling Savings Bank, of Spokane, has stationed four business bankers in a North Side building that its having remodeled for its seventh Spokane-area branch. The building already is occupied by its Action Mortgage Co. subsidiary. Action has of

Wells Fargo Bank may be a giant in the financial-services industry, but its market share in the Spokane area is not so imposing, and that doesnt sit well with its top executive here.Don Young, Wells Fargos community bank president here, are

Rockwood Clinic is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of an experimental preventative vaccine that in the words of JoAnn Vathis, a Rockwood research coordinator, could change womens lives by deterring cervical

UltraShred LLC, a 5-year-old Spokane Valley maker of truck-mounted document-destruction equipment, has formed a business alliance with Rahco International Inc. and is moving to the longtime Spokane industrial manufacturers North Side which now 10

A new industry is emerging in the Spokane market to serve busy families that find it difficult to prepare evening meals.No less than five meal-preparation businesses that operate a total of six Spokane-area outlets have sprung up since late to

An affiliate of Rudeen Development LLC, the Spokane apartment developer that built the big Beau-Rivage complex on Upriver Drive, has received approval from the city of Spokane Valley to build a nine-building, 108-unit complex in the Dishman which a

Bids on the long-anticipated Third Avenue reconstruction project in downtown Spokane came in higher than the city had expected, and that will delay the scheduled April 1 start of the project.Eller Corp., of Newman Lake, submitted the apparent a

When Nancy Spada bought a piece of Mata Ortiz pottery at a Spokane auction in 2000 she didnt know that it was made by some of the poorest people in North America.She just knew it was high-quality craftsmanship and that she wanted more. She of