Some disreputable businesses try anything to make a buck, even lying to their customers and blatantly breaking the law. Such was the case when a man triedand for more than a year succeededin selling magnetic mattress pads here that he told were

The Asian-American population in Spokane County jumped 28 percent during the 1990s, well outpacing the 16 percent overall population growth here, a new study shows.The analysis, an in-depth socioeconomic profile of Asian Americans in Spokane by

Roundys Kawasaki Sea-Doo Inc., a family-owned motor-sports dealership here, plans to move from its longtime location on North Division to a new, larger building that will be constructed along the Newport Highway north of Spokane.Pete Roundy,

Wendle Motors Inc., of Spokane, plans to spend as much as $1.5 million to upgrade the main showroom at its Wendle NorthTown dealership, and already is well under way on a smaller remodeling project on another showroom there.Located at the of J.

Lloyd Industries Inc., of Spokane, plans to move its two plants here and consolidate them into one much larger facility at the Spokane Business & Industrial Park.The pizza and bakery equipment manufacturer will move out of its two facilities at

Window Products Inc., the Liberty Lake-based vinyl-window maker, says it has changed its name to Cascade Windows to carve out a more specific identity for itself and to focus attention on its core product line by the same name.Mark McVay, vice

Best Buy Co., the giant Minneapolis-based electronics retailer, plans to open a store in Coeur dAlene. Site work for the $3.5 million store at 425 Wilbur Ave. started last month, and the store is scheduled to open early next year, says Best a

An index intended to show the direction in which Spokanes economy is headed has reached its highest point possible, providing the strongest and most positive interpretation of the local economic trends since the index was created, its author

Bob Asbury spends countless hours at some of the Wests premier fishing spots, yet rarely finds the time to drop a line in the water, let alone hook a big rainbow or steelhead.Thats because, as producer, director, and photographer for the TV

The Coeur dAlene Tribe plans to develop a $15 million health-care facility in Plummer, Idaho, about 45 miles southeast of Spokane to handle growing demand for services in that rural community.Though the project is in its formative stages and