Sushi. For some Spokane diners, the name alone causes their stomachs to churn. For a rising number, though, the exotic food has become a trendy delicacy to be discovered and enjoyed.The growing popularity of the Japanese dish has washed ashore

A 5-year-old Spokane manufacturer of hand-operated machines that enable one person to move heavy rolls of paper or reels of cable says its growing rapidly and taking away U.S. market share from its chief global competitor.The company, Inc., a

The Mattress Outlet Inc., of Spokane, has opened its fourth store here in a building on north Division Street formerly occupied by Sylvan Furniture Co. The store opened last weekend in the 22,000-square-foot leased structure, at 1233 N. says be

Advantage IQ, the Avista Corp. subsidiary that specializes in handling utility bills and other facility costs for companies with multiple locations, is investing heavily in its computerized systems, and those outlays could limit profits in the its

North Idaho transportation planners are studying the possibility of launching a public ferry service across Lake Coeur dAlene, perhaps serving Harrison on the east side of the lake and an undetermined port on the west side.The ferry, which a

Premera Blue Cross has completed a $12 million expansion at its East Spokane campus and is continuing to increase its staff there as it works toward its goal of eventually adding 250 workers as a result of the project.The Mountlake Terrace, it

The Washington state Department of Ecology is accelerating cleanup of a 2-acre site at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.s 512-acre Trentwood rolling mill here. Kaiser has been investigating soil and ground water contamination at its Trentwood

Eastern Washington Universitys building in downtown Spokane is back up for sale after the Washington state agency that has been marketing the structure was unable to reach an agreement with the apparent winning bidder, Seattle-based Meriwether in

Kootenai Medical Center, of Coeur dAlene, says its having a master campus plan done for its Post Falls Health Park that will guide its expansion projects there in the coming years.KMC has hired Mithun Inc., a Seattle-based firm that master

The state of Washington expects to seek bids in late summer or early fall for a project that will capture imaginations in this railroad towna 1,330-foot-long at-grade tunnel that will carry Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railways tracks the state