Theres more to being a medical-evaluation company than drawing blood and asking questions of someone who is buying life insurance.While thats a good bit of business for the dozen concerns that do such medical examinations here, the scope of

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the Miami-based cruise line, says the Spokane area is among the sites it is considering for a new reservations call center.Company officials decline to disclose further details about a possible call center here, as

Walkers Furniture, a Spokane-based furniture chain, plans to open a store in Yakima, Wash., in August, is considering opening a store in southeast Washington, and plans to move its Spokane Valley store to a new location later this Walkers a of

Omega Pacific Inc., a Spokane manufacturer of outdoor climbing, rescue, and safety equipment, plans to move its operation out of the Airway Heights Corrections Center this summer into a building it recently bought in Airway Heights. The move will a

Hillyard business leaders and the city of Spokane are working together on an economic-development strategy to transform the underutilized former railroad community into a more vibrant commercial and residential center.The city has budgeted for

Travel Management Inc., a Post Falls travel agency and tour operator, says its revenues now are 30 percent higher than they were before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that crippled the travel industry.The company projects $16 million in

A company headed by Spokane developer John Stone has doubled the size of the big, mixed-used Riverstone development in Coeur dAlene, by agreeing to buy a neighboring, massive gravel quarry along the Spokane River from Central Pre-Mix Concrete of

Two developers, one from Coeur dAlene and the other from Santa Barbara, Calif., plan to transform a trailer park and some mostly vacant land just north of Interstate 90 in Coeur dAlene into a big commercial development that would include a a of

Most Monday mornings these days, youll find Mert Malek faithfully chasing the ol white ball around Liberty Lake Golf Course.The retired banker is one of about 200 men who call themselves the Over-the-Hill Gang and meet once a week on the to

North Idaho College is schooling trainers so they can offer project-management training to businesses throughout Idaho and in the Spokane area.The trainers will receive a certification in project-management instruction.The program, funded a