Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative that obtains all of its power from the Bonneville Power Administration, says its exploring the possibility of participating in a non-federal power pool to meet some of its future

When Spokane County bid to acquire Spokane Raceway Park two months ago, it also agreed to buy adjacent land to provide sites for a much-needed regional sports complex and a law-enforcement training center, County Commissioner Todd Mielke could have

The owners of the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant on Spokanes North Side plan to build a $3.7 million outlet of the pizza chain in Spokane Valley and open it this fall.The new outlet will occupy a 12,400-square-foot building on a two-acre site at

Jeff Spencer says he and his wife, Shelley, who operate franchise Snap Fitness centers on the South Hill and in Pullman, Wash., plan to open a third outlet this summer, in northwest Spokane, and hope to open a fourth, in Spokane Valley, in about a

The Spokane Airport Board has enacted a 50 cents per-trip fee for courtesy shuttles that hotels use to transport guests to and from Spokane International Airport, amid opposition from the Spokane Hotel-Motel Association and the Spokane Regional and

Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital and Deaconess Medical Center scored the highest overall patient-satisfaction ratings among Spokane Countys four main hospitalsand exceeded state and national averagesin evaluations made for

Lon Gibby no longer looks like the Fender guitar poster child he became 40-some years ago when the prominent guitar manufacturer ran advertisements featuring a picture of himthen a blond-haired, 13-year-old surfer boy, strumming a Stratocaster a

Building heights, streetscapes, traffic flow, and catalytic development projectstheyre but a few of the wide-ranging topics being scrutinized by the Downtown Spokane Partnership as it works to freshen a 9-year-old vision for the downtown a

Smokin Grill Products Ltd., a three-year-old company based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, that markets a line of seasoning sprays now offered through 2,300 stores in North America, says it is considering moving its headquarters to company ruled

Spokane telecommunications entrepreneur Greg Green says he has been fired by OrbitCom, just a few months after becoming its CEO, and plans to sue the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based provider of local and long-distance telephone services.I wrote a $2