A minimally invasive procedure to repair vertebrae fractures common in osteoporosis sufferers has become slightly less invasive at Valley Hospital.Called vertebroplasty, the procedure involves injecting a special bone cement into compression in

In the midst of a transition that involves selling hotels, paying off debt, and a subtle rebranding, Red Lion Hotels Corp. expects franchising to emerge as a primary vehicle for its growth. The Spokane-based hotelier has announced hotel sales in

For the second consecutive year, executive compensation at Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies increased by double digits in 2011. The 13.3 percent rise in average total compensation was lower than the 17.9 percent increase in 2010,

Two months into her job as superintendent of Spokane Public Schools, Shelley Redinger has joined the boards at Greater Spokane Incorporated, United Way of Spokane County, and become involved in the downtown chapter of Rotary Club. In recent the

Years ago, Holly Galow's first client with low vision was a fiercely patriotic World War II veteran who became dispirited after an election ballot he had mailed in was rejected for having an illegitimate signature. Galow, an occupational who in

Spokane County is one of two in Washington state that doesn't have a port district, and Greater Spokane Incorporated is exploring anew-nearly three decades after an unsuccessful bid-whether one should be created here. GSI President and CEO Rich

Spokane Teachers Credit Union is restructuring its lending departments, in part to pursue what it sees as an underserved market in the commercial sector and also to prepare for an anticipated shift in residential lending demand.The big Liberty is

You can't see it when driving along Spokane Falls Boulevard, but according to Jan Quintrall, the silos are coming down at City Hall. Quintrall, the city of Spokane's director of business and development services, says the city plans to develop a