Rising energy costs have prompted some hotels here and elsewhere to add energy surcharges to their room rates.Last month, Spokanes WestCoast Hospitality Corp., instituted a daily surcharge of $2.75 per room, at many of its hotels, says Ron for
After several years and millions of dollars worth of research, Avista Labs, the young technology-development affiliate of Spokane-based Avista Corp., believes it has come up with the most promising fuel-cell generator design to date for and its a
Three clinical psychologists here say theyve developed a framework for an Internet-based system that would monitor the progress of patient-rehabilitation treatments.The three, Paul Domitor, Duane Green, and Allen Bostwick, say they have put on
Hunter Technology Corp., the Santa Clara, Calif.-based designer and maker of printed-circuit boards that opened a division here last October, has been bought by Ambitech International, of Chatsworth, Calif. The acquisition, however, isnt expected
Apollo College, of Phoenix, is seeking a much larger location for its campus here, which is growing rapidly.Deanna Baker, director of the campus, says the vocational-technical school now has 274 students on campus here, up from just 77 last when
Fairchild Air Force Base says it plans to develop a 12,200-square-foot munitions-maintenance administration building near the munitions-storage area on the south side of the base.The single-story, brick building is expected to cost up to several
Redmond, Wash.-based Eddie Bauer Inc. plans to open an outlet store at the Spokane Valley Plaza in mid-November.Summit Property Development, a division of Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., of Spokane, is developing an 8,500-square-foot for
Two new resort projects that together will cost $13.5 million are in the works near Sandpoint, Idaho, on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille.One of the projects, a 30-room boutique hotel, spa, and conference center, already is under construction
Wells Fargo Bank is asking Spokane County Superior Court to appoint a receiver to take control of seven convenience stores, including four in the Spokane area, operated by Yakima-based Maid OClover Corp. In a separate action, the bank also is in
In the near future, scores of young children might never discover that a scrapped refrigerator box makes a great playhouse, or that a few blankets draped between couches create a perfectly functional fortress.Those kids will use Kinder Timber, a