Outlaw Decoys Inc., a 10-year-old Spokane-based maker of duck decoys and duck-hunting boats, has broadened its strategy from advertising its own products via a mail-order catalog to offering thousands of outdoorsy products on an e-commerce Web the

Graham Road Recycling & Disposal Facility recently received two conditional-use permits from Spokane County, moving it a step closer to proceeding with a multimillion-dollar expansion of its 40-acre landfill just west of Fairchild Air Force Road is

Wandermere Investments LLC, of Spokane, plans to develop an auto-related strip mall on the northern portion of a 17.5-acre parcel north of Wandermere Mall, a shopping center at the northeast corner of U.S. 395 and Hastings Road.Wandermere there

Pathology Associates Inc. PS, the medical practice here that examines tissue samples for separately owned Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories Inc. (PAML) and several hospitals, is considering hiring Sacred Heart Medical Centers five and the

Batmans batwing insignia and Supermans legendary S are all thats needed to lure comic book junkies to the Comic Book Shop, at 1402 N. Division.The stores owner, Craig Barnett, says he doesnt have to advertise his shop. He knows his

Marsh Advantage America, a division of the insurance giant Marsh Inc., plans to open a third-party administrative service center downtown next month that eventually could employ 100 people, which would double the companys employment here.Mike

Hunter Technology Corp., the Santa Clara, Calif.-based designer and maker of printed-circuit boards that opened a division here last October, has been bought by Ambitech International, of Chatsworth, Calif. The acquisition, however, isnt expected

Wells Fargo Bank is asking Spokane County Superior Court to appoint a receiver to take control of seven convenience stores, including four in the Spokane area, operated by Yakima-based Maid OClover Corp. In a separate action, the bank also is in

The shortage of available pharmacists that has plagued hospitals, home-health agencies, community clinics, and retail pharmacies here for years hasnt run its course yet, but steps are being taken to ease the pain.Larry Bettesworth, director of

GranTree Furniture, of Portland, has re-entered the Spokane market, opening a store at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Bernard Street, and plans to open two more stores here within the next 12 months.Once GranTree has opened three it a