The last of more than 100 repetitive-stress injury lawsuits filed against Key Tronic Corp. have been dismissed, the Spokane-based electronics contract manufacturer says in its latest quarterly report.Key Tronic says the final 15 suits, all filed
The sound of American Indian music and the scent of herbs greet customers as they walk in the door of All Nations Native Art & Fur Co., in northwest Spokane. Beaded items, pieces of pottery, and powwow regalia fill the shelves and cover the walls,
The next session of the Washington Legislature is eight months away, but Spokane Community College officials already are seeking to rally support for a $15.7 million capital project they consider key to the college providing more graduates for a of
After years of growing by building its own hotels or acquiring others facilities, WestCoast Hospitality Corp. expects that the biggest share of its growth now will come through franchising.By growing that way, the Spokane-based company can a a
Already slowed by high fuel prices and a sluggish national economy, trucking companies say surging insurance rates have slapped a jake brake on their profit margins.Some Spokane-area trucking companies report that their liability-insurance have
Skippers Inc., the Edmonds, Wash.-based quick-service seafood restaurant chain, has leased sites for two new outlets in Spokane and is negotiating to have a structure built for a third new store here.The three new Skippers Seafood & Chowder
Bartons Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., a 13-year-old Spokane company that at one time employed about 40 people, has closed its doors. However, two of its managers say they plan to launch a successor company, called The Barton Boys Inc., as soon a
Eller Corp., of Newman Lake, is the apparent low bidder on an about $1.1 million project to reconstruct Washington Street from Spokane Falls Boulevard north to Boone Avenue.Assuming Eller is awarded a contract for the job, construction should at
Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., which has a long history of involvement in Hawaiian property development, is pursuing a new multimillion-dollar project on the island of Oahu. The company, through its Summit Property plans a
A hardware retailer from Phoenix plans this summer to open an Ace Hardware store in a former Albertsons Inc. supermarket space on Spokanes South Hill.The retailer, The Jant Group Inc., of Phoenix, has subleased Albertsons former store in a