Avista Corp. has promoted Heather Rosentrater, 46, to president and chief operating officer. She will be Avista's 15th president-and its first woman president-in the Spokane-based power company's 134-year history, a press release states.

In a quiet corner of Spokane Valley, songbirds and other sounds of nature occasionally break the silence at the recently completed Family Wellness & Healing Center, where employees at The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations are preparing to welcome

A side business for three longtime coworkers has turned into a full-time real estate investment company, dubbed Fourth Avenue Capital, the company's managing partners say. The leaders of the Spokane-based company announced the launch of Fourth Avenue

Heavy equipment dealerships that provide machinery for land management and fire mitigation activities should expect an uptick in sales and rentals after this summer's devastating wildfire season ends, says Dave Kopp, of Spokane Valley-based FMI

NoDo Spokane LLC, a Spokane-based development company, has received a second environmental approval needed to proceed with planning for a mixed-use development northeast of the Rock Pointe Corporate Center. NoDo Spokane is led by a group of investors

After 35 years of trying to get the Beacon Hill planned unit development off the ground, developer Pete Rayner says construction of up to 3,000 residential units at the East Spokane site can move forward now that water will be accessible to the site.

Uncontrolled wildfires near Medical Lake and Elk have compelled dozens of Spokane County businesses to come together to provide immediate support of relief and recovery efforts, resulting in about $1 million worth of donated funds and goods received at

Stove manufacturer 509 Fabrication Inc., which does business as Flame Innovation, plans to overcome a slow summertime sales season with a new product line, says company founder Dusty Henderson. 'We've recently filed a patent on a smokeless fire pit