Kootenai Health, the Coeur d'Alene-based health-care system that operates the largest hospital in North Idaho, recently was designated a Level III trauma center, meaning it's recognized as highly qualified to treat patients with critical single-system

Spokane-based energy-management company Ecova Inc. has launched a $900,000 remodel and expansion project at its corporate offices in the Rock Pointe Corporate Center, north of downtown. The project involves improvements to 95,000 square feet of floor spa

Portland-based Umpqua Holdings Corp., the parent company of Umpqua Bank, reported net income of $18.8 million, or 17 cents a diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, down from $23.4 million, or 21 cents a diluted share, in the year-earlier qua

Green energy technology company FlyBack Energy Inc. has leased an 8,000-square-foot building formerly occupied by TRC Tire Sales LLC, at 102 S. Flora Road, in Spokane Valley, and has consolidated its operations there, says Paul Babcock, company president

Retail space at Grapetree Village is all leased up, and the owners are considering developing two new buildings at the South Hill commercial center on the 2000 block of east 29th Avenue, says a real estate broker involved in the leases. Recently signed t

VPI Quality Windows Inc., a Spokane Valley vinyl window and patio door manufacturer, has agreed to buy the window and door manufacturing assets of Beaverton, Ore.-based Mercer Windows. Burke Blevins, president and CEO of VPI, says that specifically, the