Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, reported today a fourth-quarter net loss of $3 million, or 1 cent a diluted share, compared with net income of $605,000 in the year-earlier period. For all of 2013, the company posted a net loss of $25.7 million, o

A couple of redevelopment projects along downtown Spokane's Main Avenue show an encouraging bullishness in the downtown retail and restaurant markets, and a healthy vacancy rate suggests that controversial conversations about converting some public faci

The beginning of the New Year brought a lot of change in our health care system. Business owners and employees had many decisions to make. The changes in medical coverage from the Affordable Care Act and the challenges with enrollment were overwhelming-

Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of meter reading technology, reported today a fourth-quarter net loss of $154.4 million, or $3.93 a diluted share, compared with net income of $16 million, or 40 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. For al

Ambassadors Group Inc., the Spokane-based student-travel provider, posted this afternoon a fourth-quarter net loss of $5.5 million, or 32 cents a diluted share, compared with a loss of $10 million, or 58 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. The

Clearwater Paper Corp., the Spokane-based maker of tissue paper and other products, reported this afternoon fourth-quarter net income of $82.7 million, or $3.87 a diluted share, up from income of $19.9 million, or 84 cents a share, in the year-earlier per

Avista Corp. announced this afternoon that it has filed a general rate-increase request with the Washington state Utilities and Transportation Commission to increase an average residence's bill by $4.89 a month for electricity and by $5.23 for natural g

The Journal reported earlier this month that the number of bankruptcies filed here fell for the third straight year. The news is the latest evidence that the economy is on the proper path to a full recovery. As unemployment drops and home sales continue