A Rathdrum Prairie company that makes foam insulation and packaging materials is expanding its manufacturing complex considerably and plans to hire five to six additional workers once the expansion is completed.The company, FMI-EPS LLC, which a

Spokane-based Inland Northwest Bank, though comparatively small in the commercial banking market here, is in the midst of a relatively aggressive expansion push.The 19-year-old bank opened two new branches last year and plans this year to open

A Spokane development company says its spending nearly $2 million to convert a church complex north of the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena into an event center with planned capabilities to accommodate multiple business meetings and social located

The city of Spokane Valley expects to decide in coming months whether to move forward with consultants suggestions for stemming the loss of businesses along the Sprague-Appleway corridor, or whether those recommendations involve a big step and &

For Doug Pineo, creating tiny, hand-crafted leather hoods and other specialized gear for the sport of falconry has been a labor of love for 40 years. Though his business, Pineo Falconry Furniture, is only a side venture he pursues when hes at

The general agency here for life insurance giant Northwestern Mutual Financial Network says it has been posting healthy growthincluding a 41 percent jump in new premiums last yearamid an industry that has been relatively flat for at least a 100

Jaguar Manufacturing Inc., a contract manufacturer of custom wiring harnesses and cables for electronic devices, has opened a plant in Hayden, Idaho, and has moved its headquarters there from Bend, Ore.In January, the 10-year-old company bought

What began here as a single meal-preparation store on the North Side in 2004 has quietly become a fast-growing franchisor with 23 outlets in 17 U.S. states and one Canadian province.Tami Badinger, who owns the company, called Cena Franchising a

In a little more than a decade, St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute has improved its fiscal condition from critical to stable and improving, says Gary Smith, the Spokane rehab hospitals chief operating officer.Along the way, St. Lukes has

WinCo Foods Inc., a Boise-based discount grocery chain, has bought the former HomeBase Inc. property in Spokane Valley, says a listing agent involved in the transaction.The sale includes the 100,000-square-foot building that housed a HomeBase 8