Spokane County, the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley, and Avista Utilities soon will make home energy audits available through a joint effort.Spokane County discussed the audits in a 2009-2010 annual report that it distributed at a Greater a

MasterCraft Inland Northwest, a Liberty Lake boat dealership, has broadened its inventory mix by adding the Centurion, Supra, and Moomba boat lines."Adding these three great boat lines to our store allows us to provide a better experience for

El Katif Shrine Center, the Spokane-based chapter of the international fraternal organization that supports Shriner's Hospitals for Children, says it has bought the former Worden's Washington Winery property on the West Plains and is considering of

Itron Inc., of Liberty Lake, has landed five orders from water utilities for advanced metering systems and a sixth for a leak-detection system since Feb. 17, achieving results in a part of the utility industry that's much more fragmented than and a

The former Empire Ford auto dealership property in downtown Spokane has been sold at public auction to Ford Motor Credit Co. for $2.4 million, according to a trustee's deed filed with the Spokane County Auditor's Office.Nate Greene, who along at

Western Systems & Fabrication has bought a building that will more than triple its space here to help it handle what it says has been swift growth in the past couple of years.Mark Choate, owner of the Spokane Valley-based maker of refuse and the

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. last month ratcheted up its pressure on AmericanWest Bancorp., giving the Spokane-based company 30 days—or until Sunday, March 28—to correct its lingering capital deficiencies.AmericanWest CEO Rusnak

McVay Brothers Inc. is getting back into the window-making business, says Mike McVay, the company's owner and president.The longtime Spokane Valley supplier and installer of windows, siding, roofing, and gutters planned to start production this

New legislation that will allow cities such as Spokane to form a fire district within their city limits or to be annexed into a fire district adjacent to the city has passed the Legislature and has been signed by Gov. Chris Gregoire.The measure,