MWE Spokane Medical Properties LLC, of Midway, Utah, is proposing to build a $4.7 million skilled-nursing facility in the Spokane area this summer.The company has applied to the Washington state Department of Health for a certificate of need to

Demand for temporary help in several segments of the health-care industry started to rebound recently following a slump, and remains high in other parts of the industry, such as home care and rehabilitation services, say temp-help agencies say the

Buying a former rental car is an increasingly popular option for consumers here who are leery of high-pressure sales tactics and vehicle prices at other used-car lots, say rental car agencies and credit unions.Whats more, the rental companies

Developers and Kootenai Medical Center are snatching up properties in the Ironwood Drive medical corridor west of the Coeur dAlene hospital, and prices for property there are surging, says Monte Risvold, a real estate executive with Tomlinson of

ASC Machine Tools Inc., a longtime Spokane Valley-based manufacturer, so far is having its best year in a decade, says co-owner and President Ray McGriff.ASC primarily manufactures equipment that handles aluminum and steel coils, or big rolls a

A company owned by five Coeur dAlene investors plans to develop a $13.8 million medical office building on a 4.5-acre site near Ironwood Drive in Coeur dAlene.Ginno Construction Inc., of Coeur dAlene, will erect the three-story structure

Entrepreneurs who close their doors usually dont have feel-good stories to tell, but Mark Jones does. He went from a disappointment to creating a busy center here for archery enthusiasts.Jones, co-owner of Spokane Valley Archery, a business a

The film industry quietly has become a significant contributor to the Inland Northwest economy by generating millions of dollars annually and raising the regions profile.Beyond the prestige and glamour, each major motion picture filmed here a

Women who have been physically, sexually, or emotionally abused are roughly four-and-a-half times more likely to suffer from prenatal or postpartum depression than women who havent suffered such abuse, say two researchers at the Washington State

Coeur dAlene developer Marshall Chesrown plans to build a hangar facility at the Coeur dAlene Airport that will serve private and corporate jet flights there.The facility likely will be called the Coeur dAlene Jet Center, and will be on a