What? Another call center coming to town?You can almost hear the collective groan coming from people who picture the creation of more low-paying, no-benefit jobs here and the prospect of their home phone ringing more frequently at though, a

Software Spectrum Inc., the Garland, Texas-based software seller and technical-service provider, says it expects to add more than 300 employees here this year, giving it a total work force of around 900.Alison Eldred, the companys manager says

Yamana Resources Inc., of Spokane, has agreed to buy Platero Resources Inc., a Yukon Territory-based exploration company with potential mining properties located near Yamanas Martha Mine and Martinetas property in Santa Cruz province in which is

Ambassadors International Inc., the Spokane-based specialty travel business, says it has added about 50 people here during the last 12 months.Jeffrey Thomas, Ambassadors executive vice president and chief financial officer, says that the which

Bryan Stone, son of Spokane developer John Stone, will take over as CEO of John Stone Development LLC at the beginning of 2001, replacing his father.The leadership change comes as the Stones, through separate companies, have $40 million in or in

Three companies in which Spokane developer Steve Schmautz is involved have bought three acres of land in the Liberty Lake area for future commercial development.The newly acquired parcels were among the last available small pieces of land in the

Colfax, Wash.-based Bank of Whitman is seeking regulatory approval to build a branch office next year in the Pacific Northwest Technology Park being developed on the West Plains by Granite Investments LLC, of Spokane.The bank has applied to the

S&P Foods Inc., a longtime Spokane meat producer, merged the operations of a large competitor here, Hathaway Meats Inc., into its own operations in October, and the beefed-up wholesaler is expected to post $55 million to $60 million in sales in Tim

The Spokane office of Hartford, Conn.-based Travelers Property Casualty Corp. wont reach earlier projections that it would employ 500 workers here by the end of 2000, but has added two new servicesand nearly 75 workersduring the last 12 234 a

The bright wares of 4-Seasons Lighted Yard Displays, a small Garfield, Wash.-based business that peddles its yard decorations here annually at trade shows, recently appeared on Japanese television.Amy DeGon, who owns 4-Seasons with her husband,