Spokane real estate investor Vince Dressel and his wife, Janet, have bought a grain-silo complex just north of downtown, but havent decided yet what theyll do with it.The couple paid $775,000 for the complex, which includes a long building

Providence Health Care, Spokanes largest hospital-system operator, has hired a high-profile industry consultant to evaluate the performance of its hospitals, and says the intensive study likely will result in cost-cutting measures.The Inc., 6

A $12 million project that would include a seven-story medical-office building and a four-level parking garage is being planned for a site just south of Holy Family Hospital on Spokanes North Side.Developers Al French and Rob Daugherty have a

The West Plains Business Association is considering disbanding at the end of this year to stop duplicating the efforts of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce and Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce.A recommendation to that effect by the board

Spokane Countys average weekly wage grew faster than King Countys in the first quarter of this year2.6 percent to 2.2 percent, compared with the year-earlier quarterbut that wasnt much to boast about, judging by the latest data released a

InCyte Pathology Inc., a longtime pathology practice and laboratory here, plans to develop and move into a new building at Mirabeau Point in Spokane Valley, says Terri Montano, its chief operating officer.Montano says the company plans to a on

With the upcoming winter-sports season about ready to get under way, Inland Northwest ski areas are making or planning sizable capital improvements, buoyed partly by rising numbers of young snowboarders andin a couple of casesby visions of from

Leone & Keeble Inc., of Spokane, has negotiated or begun work on projects worth about $38 million that are scattered across the Northwest, says Paul Keeble, company president. Additionally, its wrapping up construction on two other big that a

Jerry Newcomb, middle-aged and needing a job, was looking for something just to help tide him through to retirement when he decided seven years ago to open an auto-lube shop in Airway Heights.He and his wife, Jeanne, formed a company called J&J

New federal rules governing who is exempt from overtime pay requirements whipped up waves of sharp political debate in Washington, D.C., but apparently have caused barely a ripple among employers here since taking effect in late for several Spokane