A small Spokane Valley company has discovered that automated teller machines can do more than dispense moneythey can help generate it. Since Samantha and Michael Guthrie founded Automated ATM Solutions Inc. seven years ago, the company has a

Walking down the snack-food aisle at a convenience store one of these days, you might be surprised to find bags of crispy lentil snacks nestled among the usual greasy, guilty pleasures. Even more astonishing would be to see someone pass over up

Mercy Properties Washington I LLC, a subsidiary of Mercy Housing Inc., a large, nonprofit Denver-based housing concern, plans to buy and renovate a 40-unit, low-income apartment complex in Cheney.To help pay for the nearly $2.3 million project,

Galaxy Compound Semiconductors Inc., a small, Spokane Valley-based company that produces metal alloys called crystals used in infrared-detection equipment, says it is working to develop a new material that could expand greatly the markets the split

Take a minute to count how many famous people you know from Spokane.Five seconds into it, and youre probably stumped.Trying to come up with names of nationally recognized business leaders from the area might take even less time, unless a

As more working adults here opt to care for their aging relatives or friends, theyre discovering that they must modify their job-related tasks to carry out their caregiving duties, geriatric-care professionals say. Amy Patton, a social worker

Much as its products detect bacteria and microbes in substances, GenPrime Inc. has pinpointed a number of U.S. and foreign markets to which it can apply its technologies.Unlike some of the bacteria, markets targeted by the 7-year-old Spokane To

Longtime Spokane beverage distributor B&B Distributors Inc. has expanded its distribution area in Washington and North Idaho and has changed its name to King Beverage Inc.In the expansion, King Beverage bought exclusive distribution rights for

Some people might sniff a rose with indifference or shrug off the fragrance of apple blossoms. But when it comes to the aroma of lavender, theres no such thing as a nonchalant nose, say Ron and Judy Seaman, who together with their son and and

Petnet Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Knoxville, Tenn.-based maker of radioactive drugs used in cancer detection, has awarded Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, a $1.2 million contract to construct a production facility at the Spokane International of a