Sandpoint-based specialty women's retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. says it plans to refocus its efforts this year to emphasize direct sales of higher-end women's clothing while also opening twice as many retail stores as it did in its last fiscal says

James Parker, a Cheney real estate investor, says he has bought the land and building formerly occupied by Bonanza Ford, on the West Plains, and is looking for another commercial tenant for it.Parker says he's restoring the vacant building, at a

You can't track fees without a scorecard in the topsy-turvy 2010 financial world.While bank fees and credit card rates have increased, some fee-only financial planners scaled back their fees in deference to clients whose principal had dwindled.

April 6 / BMW, partner pick Moses Lake for parts plant A joint venture formed by European automaker BMW Group and carbon fiber manufacturer SGL Group announced it plans to invest $100 million in a new manufacturing facility in Moses 80

Meetings & Events The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold a fundraising event, titled UnCorked!, on Thursday, April 8, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Caterina Winery, 905 N. Washington, in The

A new study demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective therapy for joint pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who are being treated with commonly used hormonal therapies. The study, led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Cancer