Eastern Washington University announced this afternoon it has hired Mary Cullinan as its new president, effective Aug. 1. Cullinan has served as president of Southern Oregon University, in Ashland, Ore., since 2006 and has 34 years of higher education

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, announced this morning it has sold two properties, the Red Lion Hotel Columbia Center, in Kennewick, Wash., and the Red Lion Hotel Canyon Springs, in Twin Falls, Idaho. In both transactions, the new owners have signed

Spokane City Councilman Steve Salvatori will step down next month to pursue business interests out of state, and his colleagues on the council should look for a successor who brings to the office a skill set that's similar to the one he has exhibited.

Unico Properties LLC, a Seattle-based real estate investment company, announced this afternoon that a joint venture in which it's involved has bought the Rock Pointe Corporate Center, on downtown Spokane's periphery. The 11-acre Rock Pointe campus,

Avista Corp., of Spokane, announced plans this afternoon to sell its energy-management subsidiary Ecova Inc. for $335 million in cash to Cofely USA Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of French multinational utility company GDF SUEZ. Avista spokeswoman Dana Anders

Delta Air Lines announced today plans to add late this year four daily, roundtrip flights between Spokane and Seattle, among other expanded service to and from the Emerald City. Starting Nov. 3, Delta plans to have flights departing Spokane Internation

A refinancing plan being proposed by the city of Spokane as a way to reinvigorate Riverfront Park and improve streets is financially intricate enough that voters might have a difficult time grasping exactly how it would work. And given the readiness of t