Post Falls-based Hatter Investments Inc., a franchisee that operates 14 Burger King restaurants in Spokane and Kootenai counties, has sold its franchises to Garliz Investments LLC, a Burger King franchisee from Wenatchee, Wash., that has moved its

More and more colorful drive-up espresso stands dot Division Street, freckle Francis, and mark Maple.The little shops, which also are scattered along Sprague, tucked away on Trent, and built on other busy thoroughfares, have been popping up for

Electromart Factory Direct Inc., a longtime Spokane computer and appliance dealer plans to close at the end of the month, after 55 years in business here.Tightening margins on computer sales, competition from computer manufacturers that sell to

Fifty-pound bags of devils-food cake mix, 35-pound buckets of peanut butter, 100-pound sacks of flaked coconut, and similarly huge quantities of sugars, flours, grains, dried beans, and peas dot A&T Specialty Foods Inc.s store here. Shelves and

The Spokane Airport Board says it expects to select this month a consultant to update the Spokane International Airport master plan.The current master plan was done in 1993, and needs to be updated to reflect projects that have been completed at

Room-tax revenues in the city of Spokane and Spokane County grew 11 percent and 16 percent, respectively, during the first quarter, providing an indicator of growth in hotel business here, says Mina Gokee, director of sales at the Spokane Area and

Dakotah Direct II LLC, the big Spokane-based telemarketing company, says it plans to hire 440 more employees here by the end of the year.Sandy Taylor-Spring, Dakotah Directs chief operating officer, says most of the new hires will join the in

Deaconess Medical Center has applied to the Washington state Department of Health for a certificate of need to open an eight-station kidney dialysis center in its main hospital building this summer.Deaconess Chief Operating Officer Tom Zellers a

Leaders of Spokane-area economic-development groups plan to meet this month to compare goals and look at ways the groups might cooperate.Were pulling together key organizations involved in economic development to see what everyone is doing a

As the cheery music starts and the colorful horses spring forward on their circular journey, eyes light up and smiles spread across the generations. From toddlers to seniors, the magic of the merry-go-round touches every age.The carousel is as