Rings & Things, the Spokane-based bead and jewelry-component wholesaler, plans to move to a building east of downtown that its owners recently bought from Pacific Wholesale Florist Inc.The 31-year-old wholesaler plans to remodel the building at

A family-entertainment business owner and a group of other Northwest investors are planning to develop a 90-room Holiday Inn Express hotel in Hayden, Idaho, this summer.The $7 million-to-$10 million project is expected to start next month and a

A recent ruling by the Washington state Supreme Court that banned private businesses from using inmate labor in operations based at state prisons has reinvigorated a longtime debate about the fairness and value of prison-based industries.The of

A Spokane-based franchisee for Del Taco fast-food restaurants says it has begun work on a Del Taco outlet in Coeur dAlene and hopes to opening another one soon in Post Falls.The franchisee, Liberty Foods & GVD LLC, opened its Del Taco first a

HAYDEN, IdahoRandy Henry wanted to change the world one golf swing at a time. The co-founder of Henry-Griffitts Inc., a 21-year-old golf club maker here, created a business to build custom golf clubs for average players who otherwise would to

A Coeur dAlene development group says it hopes to undertake about $60 million in commercial development near the new Wal-Mart store in Post Falls and the site where another Wal-Mart is proposed at Hayden, Idaho.The group, which includes Coeur

For Sam Henrichs, finding customers isnt nearly as hard as finding suppliers.Thats why Henrichs, who owns Spokane sperm bank N.W. Andrology & Cyrobank Inc., gets a twinkle in his eye at the thought of opening a branch office in Pullman of a

A young Post Falls company has developed an online application aimed at helping corporate boards meet federal accounting reforms that demand better financial disclosure and auditing.The tiny company, Directors Desk Corporate Governance Inc.,

Spokane-based Book & Game Co. has entered the Seattle market by opening one of its Uncles Games, Puzzles & More outlets in Redmond Town Center.The small retail chain, which sells a variety of unusual and specialty games, puzzles, and playing

James J. Williams, a commodities trucking subsidiary of big Spokane-based Trans-System Inc., has found a lucrative niche in hauling hazardous materials throughout the Northwest and western Canada.The operation, which now is headquartered in 40