Some people can be described as a heart attack waiting to happen, but Linda Fournier isnt one of them. The Hayden, Idaho, resident is physically fit, doesnt smoke, and eats a balanced diet. Yet a year ago, Fournier, 58, truly was a to a

Lifestream Technologies Inc., of Post Falls, completed a $3.5 million private placement that will allow the company to proceed with a major advertising campaigna tool it long has said is necessary to ignite sales of its home cholesterol monitors.

City and county government and the media could do more to help Spokane compete against other regions to attract businesses, says a new study that examines the regions competitiveness. The study was performed by the Spokane Regional Chamber a

Isothermal Systems Research Inc. has landed another big contract from the U.S. militarythis one for $29 millionand theres strong potential for the company to snag another like-sized pact in the near future. The Clarkston, Wash.-based a

SANDPOINT, IdahoLitehouse Foods Inc. hopes to nearly double its sales volume in the next five years, to almost $180 million, by making its line of refrigerated salad dressings, dips, and sauces as popular on the East Coast as they are in the that

Do you consider yourself a good consumer? Would you buy a car or a major appliance without comparing costs, reading up on whats available, and consulting reviews? Can you say the same of yourself as a consumer of health care? Insurers

KELLOGG, IdahoLarry and Brenda Stinson were among the 2,700 workers who were laid off when the Bunker Hill Mine here shut down in 1981.They could have left the Silver Valley, as many mining families did, but instead the Stinsons decided to to

COEUR DALENEAs of this week, Kootenai Medical Centers new North Idaho Heart Center is open for business. The Coeur dAlene hospital is spending nearly $10 million to build and equip its heart center, and construction work still is going

Horizon Credit Union has acquired Cherry Creek Mortgage Co. and will operate the mortgage business as a subsidiary. Terms of the transaction involving the two Spokane Valley-based organizations were not disclosed. Cherry Creek Mortgage will

In an unusually lucrative payoff, Coldwater Creek Inc. shareholders next week will receive a 50 percent stock dividendtheir second in eight monthsfrom the Sandpoint-based retailer. Coldwaters board recently approved a 3-for-2 stock split