The Spokane business community potentially could lose coveted manufacturing jobs if a statewide carbon tax is created. That's a risk that voters shouldn't take, and because of this, they should reject Initiative 732. Being better stewards of the env

Portland-based Umpqua Bank plans to move its downtown Spokane branch to a main-floor storefront in the nearby Crescent Building, at 707 W. Main, according to building permit information on file with the city of Spokane. An Umpqua spokeswoman confirmed th

Coeur d'Alene-based New Jersey Mining Co., which owns and operates the New Jersey Mill in Kellogg, Idaho, says it has bought out minority shareholders in GF&H, a private company that holds 374 acres of patented mining claims near Murray, Idaho. 'It w

A franchisee of Mattress Depot USA, a Seattle-based mattress retailer, has opened the chains's first Spokane-area store. The store is located in about 2,400 square feet of leased retail space in the Regal Plaza shopping center, at 3104 E. Palouse Hig

Community Health Systems Inc., the Tennessee-based hospital operator that owns Rockwood Health System in Spokane, released a statement Monday saying it is considering selling its entire business. The struggling hospital giant confirmed in the release th

PacifiCAD Inc., a 27-year-old Spokane reseller and servicer of software for Autodesk and some other products related to engineering design, is preparing to diversify its offerings. The company says it has sold its Autodesk manufacturing and plant assets

Washington Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Washington Trust Bank, has reported net income of $26 million through the first half of 2016, up from $21.5 million through the year-earlier period. As of June 30 this year, Washington Trust had tot