Spokane Wilbert Vault always has been known as a burial-vault maker. Through the years, though, the company quietly has gained a regional reputation as a supplier of hundreds of different precast concrete products, ranging from water tanks to To

Eastern Washington University has opened up its building in downtown Spokane to a consortium that plans to offer job assessment and training to employees who work in the downtown core and to people who are looking for entry-level positions.The a

Commerce Loan Co., a division of San Diego-based Bank of Commerce, has opened a loan-production office in the Spokane Valley.The office, at 2510 N. Pines, is the 23rd location for Commerce Loan, which has received a preferred lender designation

Gonzaga University plans this fall to begin offering a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering, says Dennis Horn, the dean of the Spokane universitys School of Engineering.The four-year program will be offered in response to a for a

Ambassadors International Inc., the Spokane-based travel business, has consolidated its performance group, which is made up of about nine operating entities mostly in California, and established a headquarters for that unit in Newport Beach, the in

In response to an alarming 10 percentage-point drop in hotel and motel occupancy rates here during the past two years and a nudge from the Spokane Hotel-Motel Association, the Spokane Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is looking at placing more a

Cavanaughs Hospitality Corp. is adding 40 stations to its call center here, increasing the number of stations to 75, says Jack Lucas, the Spokane companys vice president of entertainment services.Meanwhile, the call center has increased its of

Mead School District plans to begin work in mid-May on a big, $21.5 million renovation and expansion of Mead High School, at 302 W. Hastings north of Spokane.A general contractor hasnt been selected for the project yet, but construction bids a

Ford Leasing Development Corp., an affiliate of Ford Motor Co., has bought three parcels of land in Airway Heights from Western United Life Assurance Co., an insurance subsidiary of Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., of Spokane, according to a

Sterling Savings Bank, of Spokane, plans to open item-processing centers in Spokane and Seattle within the next two months, allowing the bank to do its own check processing and statement printing, which it currently pays others to handle.Heidi a