Spokane-area office space vacancies have risen, and rents might be lower than some landlords say, although the market has remained active through the recession, so far, sources say.A fall survey of competitive office space, conducted by the real

Inland Northwest companies that sell handmade work boots have seen once dependable customer bases—including loggers—shrink, but have continued to march ahead thanks to the durability of other markets.Meanwhile, those specialty also a

Itron Inc. President and CEO Malcolm Unsworth said at the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, last week that expansion of the company's advanced utility meter technology into smart-grid applications has the potential to help a

Avista Corp. is expanding its education programs aimed at conserving energy and trimming customers' utility bills.The Spokane-based energy company has joined a new campaign to promote awareness of so-called "super energy-efficient" televisions,

A new grocery cooperative slated to open early next year in downtown Spokane will scream "sustainable" in nearly every way—from the characteristics of its newly redeveloped facility, to the vendors that will sell goods there, to its own say be