Paradigm Lasers Inc., a small Spokane Valley laser-systems designer and manufacturer, says it is developing several new commercial lasers and hopes to start producing some of them next year. The company, which moved here from East Rochester, in

The warm glow of Christmas tree lights and shimmering ornaments dazzle the eyes when you first enter the Christmas at the Lake store in downtown Coeur dAlene.Wandering through a small forest of decorated Christmas trees to the tunes of songs,

The Argonne-Mullan corridor, an area of Spokane Valley thats flush with partially vacant office buildings, is a focus of renewed interest from developers who recently have completed or are planning projects worth at least $13 million. During

Northwest Freight Handlers Inc., a Spokane-based company that unloads goods from trucks and cargo containers for other companies, has doubled its revenues over the last three months and now is considering expanding to Portland and Southern says the

The owners of the Viking, a longtime and popular tavern here, and Season Ticket Sports, Spirits & Grub, a sports bar and restaurant near Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, have filed personally for protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court a

Flooring Sales Group LLC, a Coeur dAlene-based company that operates a chain of Great Floors retail stores in Washington and Idaho, says it has acquired the Spokane operation of The Invironmentalists, a national commercial flooring chain, for an

Sunrise Wood Products Inc., a Spokane-based manufacturer of custom doors, mantels, and moldings, plans to move to a bigger facility next spring from its current location near the Iron Bridge Corporate Campus.Sunrise will occupy a 50,000-square

Checking accounts with no monthly service fees have replaced free toasters and other promotional gifts that Spokane-area financial institutions used in marketing campaigns to attract customers years ago. Today, free checking accounts are so to

A parents group has formed a nonprofit entity called the Mead Education Foundation to help the Mead School District pay for things that arent covered by the districts budget.The foundation claims to be one of the first organizations of its

The preliminary findings of a South Side transportation study offer a dozen conceptual improvements to address growing traffic demands on Spokanes South Hill and the west side of Spokane Valley.The 18-month study, which was conducted by the a