While consumers buy increasingly sophisticated electronics—from flat-screen TVs to leaner laptops—one Spokane Valley business sees growth in higher piles of discarded cathode-ray tubes, computer towers, and other items destined for the as

Downtown Spokane Partnership President Mike Tedesco, who took over as that organization's top executive last fall, says one of the strengths he brings to his new role is experience working in public-private collaborations to stimulate economic as a

A miner in North Idaho's Silver Valley now can earn up to $175,000 a year, including benefits, says Hecla Mining Co. President and CEO Phil Baker, providing a glimpse into a workforce trend affected by international competition and a domestic of on

Tough economic times have tapped on the shoulder of the region's health care sector this year, an industry that in past recessions held steady. The destabilizing impact of the struggling economy is expected to carry into 2012.Industry leaders in

Kris Mikkelsen, CEO of Spokane-based Inland Power & Light Co., has informed the electric cooperative's board and employees that she plans to retire next spring. The board has hired an executive search firm to help find her replacement.The search