Magnuson Hotels, a Spokane-based hotel group offering reservation and property management services, says it has signed licensing contracts with three former franchises of Wyndham Hotel Group in Pensacola, Fla., as well as an independent hotel in Creston,

 Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, says it has sold the Red Lion Hotel Yakima and has signed a franchise agreement on a Tucson, Ariz., property. The Yakima hotel, with 156 guest rooms, is adjacent to the Yakima Convention Center near Interstate 82 in

Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of utility metering reading technology, says it has contracted to supply its water metering technology to Saudi Arabia's National Water Co., which is installing it in the city of Jeddah, enabling the city to meas

Potlatch Corp., of Spokane, today reported first-quarter net income of $20.3 million, or 50 cents a diluted share, up from $15.5 million, or 38 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2013. The company reported an increase of more than $300,000 in reven

The search to find a successor for Greater Spokane Incorporated President and CEO Rich Hadley has resulted in a second interview for one finalist who will return to Spokane later this month. Linda Elkins, Spokane-based regional president of U.S. Bank an

Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, has begun construction of a $1.1 million, 15,000-square-foot commercial building in Liberty Lake that's slated to be the first structure in the planned McKinzie Business Park. Located at 2208 N. McKinzie

Spokane Public Radio, the nonprofit station that operates as KPBX-FM, plans in early May to start a $5 million renovation at the historic Spokane Fire Department Station No. 3, at 1229 N. Monroe, on Spokane's North Side. Walker Construction Inc., of