The Spokane franchisee of Grease Monkey, who opened an outlet of the auto-service chain in a strip-mall adjacent to Wandermere Mall two weeks ago, says he hopes to open four to five more outlets here in the next few years.The franchisee, Steve a

Itron Inc., the Spokane-based maker of automated meter-reading systems, expects to boost employment at its operations here by up to 30 percent, President and CEO LeRoy Nosbaum told a gathering of businesspeople last week.After struggling for the

Group Photographers Association last month moved from Liberty Lake into the first floor of the old Lamonts building at University City, filling that building.That leaves 20,000 square feet of space to fill in the 480,000-square-foot shopping on

The franchisee for Applebees Neighborhood Grill restaurants in a territory that includes Spokane is seeking land near the North Division Y for its third Applebees restaurant here.The Atlanta-based Restaurant Concepts wants to lease land

Seattle-based Safeco Corp. says it plans to cut a net of 65 jobs in Spokane as part of a companywide restructuring. Returning to profitability is the main objective, says Dan Antonietti, assistant vice president of human resources in Spokane

At whats about to become Spokanes newest day-care center, youll find some common things: lots of toys, a special time-out area, and a mandatory naptime. Whats uncommon about this center, however, is who will playing, misbehaving, and of all

A Spokane licensee of Dollar Rent A Car has received regulatory approval to open a car-rental lot on the downtown site currently occupied by the longtime Thadeus T. Thudpuckers restaurant, city planning department documents show. Whether the a

When a group backed by prominent Spokane businesspeople took over the Mount Spokane Ski Area four years ago, its goal was to make the ski hill more inviting to kids here so more of them would learn how to ski.The group, Mount Spokane 2000, has a