Hours before an agreement was reached in late April for an Indian pharmaceutical giant to buy Hollister-Stier LLC, the deal fell through at the 11th hour, only to be put back together in a New York City hotel bar.The $122 million transaction of

Prium Companies LLC, the Tacoma-based developer that owns the big Rock Pointe Corporate Center just north of downtown Spokane, says it plans to build a fifth office building there and expand one of the complexs two parking garages.Prium Rock

New executive-pay disclosure rules, triggered nationally in response to shareholder outrage over big CEO payouts and unclear disclosure, are shedding fresh light on the components of executive compensation, but also are making it more difficult to

Purcell Systems Inc., a maker of outdoor cabinets for telecommunications equipment, says that after flat sales in 2006, its on track to boost its revenue by roughly 50 percent this year.The Spokane Valley-based company expects 2007 revenues &

Outside dining is bolstering sales at downtown restaurants here, to the point that a co-owner of one new establishment says open-air seating was a critical factor in deciding on the eaterys location.That restaurateur, Deb Green, who owns Caf

Prium Companies LLC, the Tacoma-based developer that announced plans last year to build a condominium tower in downtown Spokane, says it has dropped those plans for now, due to higher-than-expected construction costs.Last summer, Prium said it

Residential real estate sales dipped only slightly in Spokane County in the first five months of 2007, defying forecasts of a more rapid slowdown, while home sales in Kootenai County fell well off their pace, according to industry reports.The 2

Engineers at Purdue University are developing robots able to make educated guesses about what lies ahead as they traverse unfamiliar surroundings, reducing the amount of time it takes to navigate those environments successfully.Potential by

In just two years, Spokane Valley-based ACE Production Technologies Inc., a Spokane Valley high-tech manufacturer, has become one of the leading U.S.-based makers of robotic machines that solder electronic components onto circuit boards, claims who

PC Open Inc., a Spokane-based manufacturer of security-related electronic equipment, says its preparing to make its third major move in the last several years to accommodate continued fast-paced growth. One only needs to walk through PC east